Imperative and Requests

Àṣẹ àti Ìbéèrè

About this concept

Commands use the bare verb: Wá! (Come!). Polite requests add jọ̀wọ́ (please) or ẹ (polite marker). Negative commands: Má + verb. Let/allow constructions with jẹ́ kí.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~25 cards at level B1.

Examples

Wá síbí!Come here!

Jọ̀wọ́, ṣe é.Please, do it.

Má ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀.Don't do that.

Jẹ́ kí a lọ.Let us go.

Prerequisite

Basic Sentence Structure (SVO)A1

More B1 concepts

Advanced Serial Verb ConstructionsÌsopọ̀ Ọ̀rọ̀-Ìṣe Àgbéga Comparatives and SuperlativesÌfiwéra àti Àkúdá Relative Clauses (Tí)Gbólóhùn Ọ̀rọ̀ Àpèjúwe (Tí)Conditional Sentences (Bí/Tí)Gbólóhùn Ìpinnu (Bí/Tí)Temporal Clauses and SequencingGbólóhùn Àkókò àti Ìtòlẹ́sẹẹsẹ

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