Language/Polish/Grammar/Imperative-Mood
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In some verbs there is an alternation
For verbs that end with several consonants, we add at the end
For verbs of the 3rd type of conjugation, we create the imperative by removing the ending
The 1st and 2nd person are formed by adding, the ending
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IMPERATIVE in Polish
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➡ In today's lesson we will learn How to Construct the Polish Imperative Mood.
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For the 1st (–ę, -esz) and the 2nd (–ę, -isz / ysz) conjugation group we create the future tense in the same way:
Transform the Present tense into Imperative
We remove the ending of the 3rd person singular in the present
- Present tense : pisać (to write): ja piszę, on pisze
- Imperative: pisz! (shout!)
In some verbs there is an alternation o/ó
- Present tense: zrobić (to do), ja robię, on robi,
- Imperative: rób!
For verbs that end with several consonants, we add at the end -j
- Present tense: zamknąć (to close): ja zamknę, on zamknie,
- Imperative: zamknij!
- Present tense: spać (to sleep): ja śpię, we śpi
- Imperative: śpij
For verbs of the 3rd type of conjugation, we create the imperative by removing the ending -ą from the 3rd person plural in the present
- Present tense: jeść (to eat): oni, one jedzą
- Imperative: jedz!
- Present tense: wiedzieć (to know): oni, one wiedzą,
- Imperative: wiedz!
Plural imperative
The 1st and 2nd person are formed by adding, the ending -my for the 1st person, and the ending -cie for the 2nd person
Examples:
- wiedzmy, wiedzcie
- jedzmy, jedzcie
- śpijmy, śpijcie
The 3rd person plural is used in expressions of politeness
In the 3rd person singular we add a word niech.
Examples:
- niech pan je, niech pani je, niech państwo (Mr., Mrs.)
- jedzą (that Mr. eats, that Mrs. eats, that Mr., Mrs. eats)
- niech pan śpi, nich pani śpi, niech państwo śpią (that Mr. sleeps, that Mrs. sleeps , that Mr, Mrs sleep)
Videos
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Sources
- https://www.po-polsku.fr/imperatif.php
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_grammar
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGxYfnkaR0M
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGxYfnkaR0M