N3 — outside your level filter

the bare imperative — an order with nothing softening it

はやくしろよ、電車でんしゃおくれるぞ。

hayaku shiro yo, densha ni okureru zo.

Get a move on, we'll miss the train. casual

交差点こうさてん手前てまえに、おおきく「まれ」といてある。

kousaten no temae ni, ookiku tomare to kaite aru.

Just before the intersection, STOP is painted in large letters. neutral

Variants

  • しろよshiroyocolloquial

    よ makes the order personal — pressing and impatient rather than flatly cold, so between friends it nags rather than commands(はやくしろよ・けよ・べろよ).

  • くれkurecolloquial

    くれる breaks the 一段 rule and gives くれ, never ×くれろ — ちょっとしてくれ, and the same shape carries the 〜てくれ request.

  • せよseyoliterary

    the written imperative of する, and its 一段 partner こたえよ — exam papers, official orders and slogans(つぎいにこたえよ).

命令形

めいれいけいmeireikeiN3casual

Formation

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