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You can form the "polite" imperative by taking off the ます off of a verb in the polite present, and add なさい. | You can form the "polite" imperative by taking off the ます off of a verb in the polite present, and add なさい. | ||
− | 食べなさい Eat | + | *食べなさい Eat |
− | 読みなさい Read | + | *読みなさい Read |
− | おきなさい Get up | + | *おきなさい Get up |
~なさい is used by superiors to their inferiors, like a parent to a child, or a teacher to a student. | ~なさい is used by superiors to their inferiors, like a parent to a child, or a teacher to a student. |
Latest revision as of 00:09, 7 October 2010
The imperative form using ~なさい[edit]
おきなさい!
You can form the "polite" imperative by taking off the ます off of a verb in the polite present, and add なさい.
- 食べなさい Eat
- 読みなさい Read
- おきなさい Get up
~なさい is used by superiors to their inferiors, like a parent to a child, or a teacher to a student. てください is used by inferiors to ask their superiors to do something, like a student to a teacher.
The word "polite" means this form is not the impolite imperative, like おきろ! Or 読め!, which is a lot stronger imperative.