imperative mood

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The grammatical mood generally expressing a command, though also used to express a request or permission.

Equivalents

Españolmodo imperativo

Françaisimpératif

DeutschBefehlsform Imperativ

33 more languages

العربيةأمر

Bosanskiimperativ императив

Češtinaimperativ rozkazovací způsob

Ελληνικάπροστακτική

Suomiimperatiivi käskytapa

Gàidhligmodh àithneach

עבריתציווי

Hrvatskiimperativ императив

Magyarfelszólító mód

Հայերենհրամայական եղանակ

Íslenskaboðháttur

Italianoimperativo

日本語命令法

ភាសាខ្មែរអាណត្តិ

한국어명령법

Latinaimperativus

Lietuviųliepiamoji nuosaka

Latviešupavēle

Македонскиимператив

Nederlandsgebiedende wijs imperatief imperativus

Polskiimperativus imperatiwus rozkaźniktryb rozkazujący

Portuguêsimperativo

Românăimperativ mod imperativ

Русскийимператив повелительное наклонение

Slovenščinavelelnik

Shqipmënyra urdhërore

Српскиimperativ императив

Svenskaimperativ

Tagalogpanaganong pautos

Türkçeemir kipi

Українськанаказо́вий спо́сіб

Examples

“Go to the gates of Bourdeaux, trumpeter: Summon their general unto the wall.”

“According to the definition of the imperative, this mood can express ⟳ nothing but a command. Yet verbs of imperative form ⟳ may also express ⟳ entreaty or permission, as may, indeed, the indicative and the generally so-called potential.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

imperative programming Imperatively Imperativeness Imperatives imperativist Imperato

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