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Kodomo no koro wa yoku chichi ni asonde moratta mono
desu.
I used to play with my father when I was a child.
10.23. The plain imperative
There is a plain imperative form, but you seldom use it
except when showing extreme impatience, or when quoting
rather impersonal commands. For vowel verbs, -ro is added
to the stem. For consonant verbs, -e is added to the stem.
Kuru and suru are irregular, and their imperative forms are koi
and shiro, respectively.
Ike! Go!
Ki o tsukero! Be careful!
Hayaku koi! Come here soon!
Benkyō shiro! Study!
The plain NEGATIVE imperative is made by adding the
particle na ‘do not!’ to the plain imperfect.
Kuru na! Don’t come!
Matsu na! Don’t wait!
Akeru na! Don’t open it!
Makeru na! Don’t lose!
Akirameru na! Don’t give up!
Avoid confusing this with another type of plain command
(rather condescending), which consists of the INFINITIVE + na,
