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====Spanish==== In Spanish, imperatives for the familiar singular second person (''tú'') are usually identical to indicative forms for the singular third person. However, there are irregular verbs for which unique imperative forms for ''tú'' exist. ''vos'' ([[voseo|alternative to ''tú'']]) usually takes the same forms as ''tú'' (usually with slightly different emphasis) but unique forms exist for it as well. ''vosotros'' (plural familiar second person) also takes unique forms for the imperative. {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" | Infinitive ! rowspan="2" | 3rd person<br>indicative ! colspan="5" | imperative |- ! {{lang|es|tú}} ! {{lang|es|vos}} ! {{lang|es|usted}} ! {{lang|es|vosotros /<br> vosotras}} ! {{lang|es|ustedes}} |- | {{lang|es|comer}} | {{lang|es|come}} | {{lang|es|come}} | {{lang|es|comé}}* | {{lang|es|coma}} | {{lang|es|comed}}* | {{lang|es|coman}} |- | {{lang|es|beber}} | {{lang|es|bebe}} | {{lang|es|bebe}} | {{lang|es|bebé}}* | {{lang|es|beba}} | {{lang|es|bebed}}* | {{lang|es|beban}} |- | {{lang|es|tener}} | {{lang|es|tiene}} | {{lang|es|ten}}* | {{lang|es|tené}}* | {{lang|es|tenga}} | {{lang|es|tened}}* | {{lang|es|tengan}} |- | {{lang|es|decir}} | {{lang|es|dice}} | {{lang|es|di}}* | {{lang|es|decí}}* | {{lang|es|diga}} | {{lang|es|decid}}* | {{lang|es|digan}} |- | colspan="7" style="font-size:90%" | * = unique verb that only exists for this imperative form |} If an imperative takes a pronoun as an object, it is appended to the verb; for example, {{lang|es|Dime}} (Tell me). Pronouns can be stacked like they can in indicative clauses: * {{lang|es|Me lo dices.}} (You tell me it or You tell it to me, can also mean You tell me as {{lang|es|lo}} usually is not translated) * {{lang|es|Dímelo.}} (Tell me it, Tell it to me, Tell me) Imperatives can be formed for {{lang|es|usted}} (singular formal second person), {{lang|es|ustedes}} (plural second person), and {{lang|es|nosotros}} (plural first person) from the respective present subjunctive form. Negative imperatives for these pronouns (as well as {{lang|es|tú}}, {{lang|es|vos}}, and {{lang|es|vosotros}}) are also formed this way, but are negated by {{lang|es|no}} (e.g. {{lang|es|No cantes}}, "Don't sing").
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