The imperative form — also called the command form — is a very coarse (and impolite!) way of telling someone to do something. For example:
This form is usually not used in normal speech (unless you're in the army). What most people usually use is the 〜て form of the verb with a ください attached, or (especially if they're women) use the 〜なさい form of the verb.
Kind | Plain | Conjugated | |
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1-dan | 見る | ⟶ | 見ろ |
5-dan, す | 殺す | ⟶ | 殺せ |
5-dan, ぶ | 呼ぶ | ⟶ | 呼べ |
5-dan, ぐ | 泳ぐ | ⟶ | 泳げ |
5-dan, く | 書く | ⟶ | 書け |
5-dan, む | 読む | ⟶ | 読め |
5-dan, ぬ | 死ぬ | ⟶ | 死ね |
5-dan, る | 走る | ⟶ | 走れ |
5-dan, つ | 待つ | ⟶ | 待て |
5-dan, う | 使う | ⟶ | 使え |
irregular | 行く | ⟶ | 行け |
irregular | 来る | ⟶ | 来い |
irregular | ⟶ | しろ |