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Latin/Lesson 1-Imperatives
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Imperatives express direct commands, requests, and prohibitions. For example: run!, don't walk, be carried.
Present active imperatives
singular
For the singular imperative, the infinitive of the verb without the -re is used.
infinitivesingular imperativeportāreto carryportā carry respondēreto respond respondērespond mittereto send mittesend audīreto listenaudīlisten
plural
Plural active imperatives for the 1st, 2nd and 4th conjugation are formed by removing the -re from the end of the verb and adding -te. In the 3rd conjugation, -ere is removed from the infinitive and -ite is added.
infinitiveplural imperativeportāreportāterespondērerespondētemittere (3rd conjugation)mittiteaudīreaudīte