Editing Imperative mood (section)

===Non-Indo-European languages===

====Finnish====
In [[Finnish language|Finnish]], there are two ways of forming a first-person plural imperative. A standard version exists, but it is typically replaced colloquially by the impersonal tense.

Forms also exist for second and third person. Only first person singular does not have an imperative.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{lang|fi|mennä}} (to go)
! colspan="2" |
! singular
! plural
|-
! rowspan="2" | 1st person
! standard form
| 
| {{lang|fi|menkäämme}}
|-
! colloquial
| 
| {{lang|fi|mennään}}
|-
! colspan="2" | 2nd person
| {{lang|fi|mene}}
| {{lang|fi|menkää}}
|-
! colspan="2" | 3rd person
| {{lang|fi|menköön}}
| {{lang|fi|menkööt}}
|}

====Hebrew====
In [[classical Hebrew]], there is a form for positive imperative. It exists for singular and plural, masculine and feminine second-person. The imperative conjugations look like shortages of the future ones. However, in modern Hebrew, the future tense is often used in its place in colloquial speech, and the proper imperative form is considered formal or of higher [[Register (sociolinguistics)|register]].

The negative imperative in those languages is more complicated. In modern Hebrew, for instance, it contains a synonym of the word "no", that is used only in negative imperative ({{lang|he|אַל}}), and is followed by the future tense.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ The verb 'to write' in singular, masculine
!
! Future Indicative
! Imperative / Prohibitive
|-
! Affirmative
| {{Transliteration|he|tikhtov}} – {{lang|he|תכתוב}}<br /> 'You will write'
| {{Transliteration|he|ktov}} – {{lang|he|כתוב}}<br /> 'Write!'
|-
! Negative
| {{Transliteration|he|lo tikhtov}} – {{lang|he|לא תכתוב}}<br /> 'You will not write'
| {{Transliteration|he|al tikhtov}} – {{lang|he|אל תכתוב}}<br /> 'Don't write!'
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ The verb 'to write' in singular, feminine
!
! Future Indicative
! Imperative / Prohibitive
|-
! Affirmative
| {{Transliteration|he|tikhtevi}} – {{lang|he|תכתבי}}<br /> 'You will write'
| {{Transliteration|he|kitvi}} – {{lang|he|כתבי}}<br /> 'Write!'
|-
! Negative
| {{Transliteration|he|lo tikhtevi}} – {{lang|he|לא תכתבי}}<br /> 'You will not write'
| {{Transliteration|he|al tikhtevi}} – {{lang|he|אל תכתבי}}<br /> 'Don't write!'
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ The verb 'to dictate' in singular, masculine
!
! Future Indicative
! Imperative / Prohibitive
|-
! Affirmative
| {{Transliteration|he|takhtiv}} – {{lang|he|תכתיב}}<br /> 'You will dictate'
| {{Transliteration|he|hakhtev}} – {{lang|he|הכתב }}<br /> 'Dictate!'
|-
! Negative
| {{Transliteration|he|lo takhtiv}} – {{lang|he|לא תכתיב}}<br /> 'You will not dictate'
| {{Transliteration|he|al takhtiv}} – {{lang|he|אל תכתיב}}<br /> 'Don't dictate!'
|}

==== Japanese ====
[[Japanese language|Japanese]] uses separate verb forms as shown below.

{| class="wikitable"
|+  For the verb {{Transliteration|ja|kaku}} ('write')
! Form
! Indicative
! Imperative<br />/ Prohibitive
|-
! Affirmative
| {{nihongo2|書く}} {{Transliteration|ja|kaku}}
| {{nihongo2|書け}} {{Transliteration|ja|kake}}
|-
! Negative
| {{nihongo2|書かない}} {{Transliteration|ja|kakanai}}
| {{nihongo2|書くな}} {{Transliteration|ja|kakuna}}
|}

See also the suffixes {{nihongo2|〜{{wikt-lang|ja|なさい}}}} (''–nasai'') and {{nihongo2|〜{{wikt-lang|ja|下さい}}}} (''–kudasai'').

==== Korean ====
[[Korean language|Korean]] has six [[Korean speech levels|levels of honorific]], all of which have their own imperative endings. Auxiliary verbs {{lang|ko|않다}} {{Transliteration|ko|anta}} and {{lang|ko|말다}} {{Transliteration|ko|malda}} are used for negative indicative and prohibitive, respectively.

{| class="wikitable"
|+  For the verb {{Transliteration|ko|gada}} ('go'):
! Level
! Indicative <br> Affirmative
! Imperative
! Indicative <br> Negative
! Prohibitive
|-
! (formal) [[Korean speech levels#Hasipsio-che|Hasipsio-style]]
| {{lang|ko|가십니다}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gasimnida}}
| {{lang|ko|가십시오}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gasipsio}}
| {{lang|ko|가지 않으십니다}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaji aneusimnida}}
| {{lang|ko|가지 마십시오}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaji masipsio}}<ref group="vn" name="conjugation">Verb and adjective stems that end in ㄹ ''l'', including ''mal-'', eliminate the last ''l'' before suffixes starting with ''l'' (not ''r''), ''n'', ''o'', ''p'', and ''s''.</ref>
|-
! [[Korean speech levels#Haeyo-che|Haeyo-style]]
| {{lang|ko|가세요}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaseyo}}
| {{lang|ko|가세요}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaseyo}}
| {{lang|ko|가지 않으세요}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaji aneuseyo}}
| {{lang|ko|가지 마세요}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaji maseyo}}<ref group="vn" name="conjugation" />
|-
! [[Korean speech levels#Hao-che|Hao-style]]
| {{lang|ko|가시오}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gasio}}
| {{lang|ko|가시오}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gasio}}
| {{lang|ko|가지 않으시오}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaji aneusio}}
| {{lang|ko|가지 마시오}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaji masio}}<ref group="vn" name="conjugation" />
|-
! [[Korean speech levels#Hage-che|Hage-style]]
| {{lang|ko|가네}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gane}}
| {{lang|ko|가게}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gage}}
| {{lang|ko|가지 않네}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaji anne}}
| {{lang|ko|가지 말게}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaji malge}}
|-
! [[Korean speech levels#Hae-che|Hae-style]]
| {{lang|ko|가}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|ga}}
| {{lang|ko|가}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|ga}}
| {{lang|ko|가지 않아}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaji ana}}
| {{lang|ko|가지 마}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaji ma}}<ref group="vn" name="exception">An imperative suffix {{Transliteration|ko|-a(ra)}} contracts {{Transliteration|ko|mal-}} to {{Transliteration|ko|ma-}} exceptionally. The other verbs are not contracted by {{Transliteration|ko|-a(ra)}}.</ref>
|-
! (informal) [[Korean speech levels#Haera-che|Haera-style]]
| {{lang|ko|간다}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|ganda}}
| {{lang|ko|가라}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gara}}
| {{lang|ko|가지 않는다}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaji anneunda}}
| {{lang|ko|가지 마라}} <br> {{Transliteration|ko|gaji mara}}<ref group="vn" name="exception" />
|}

<references group="vn"/>

==== Mandarin ====
[[Standard Chinese]] uses different words of negation for the indicative and the prohibitive moods.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ For the verb {{lang|zh|做}} {{Transliteration|zh|zuò}} ('do')
!
! Indicative 
! Imperative<br />/ Prohibitive
|-
! Affirmative
| {{lang|zh|做}} {{Transliteration|zh|zuò}}
| {{lang|zh|做}} {{Transliteration|zh|zuò}}
|-
! Negative
| {{lang|zh|不做}} {{Transliteration|zh|búzuò}}
| {{lang|zh|别做}} {{Transliteration|zh|biézuò}}
|}

==== Turkish ====
For the imperative form, the second-person singular, [[Turkish language|Turkish]] uses the bare verb stem without the infinitive ending {{lang|tr|-mek/-mak}}. Other imperative forms use various suffixes. The second-person plural, which can also be used to express formality (See [[T–V distinction]]), uses the suffixes {{lang|tr|-in/-ın/-ün/-un}}. The second person [[Double plural|double-plural]], reserved for super formal contexts (usually public notifications), uses the suffixes {{lang|tr|-iniz/-ınız/-ünüz/-unuz}}. Third-person singular uses {{lang|tr|-sin/-sın/-sün/-sun}}. Third-person plural uses {{lang|tr|-sinler/-sınlar/-sünler/-sunlar}} (There is no third person double-plural in Turkish). First-person pronouns do not have imperative forms. All Turkish imperative suffixes change depending on the verb stem according to the rules of [[vowel harmony]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Imperative forms of the verb {{lang|tr|içmek}} (to drink, to smoke a cigarette or similar)
|-
! rowspan="3" | 2nd-person
! singular
| {{lang|tr|İç}} (Drink)
|-
! plural
| {{lang|tr|İçin}} (Drink)
|-
! double-plural
| {{lang|tr|İçiniz}} (Drink, e.g. {{lang|tr|Soğuk içiniz}} "Drink cold" on soft drinks)
|-
! rowspan="2" | 3rd-person
! singular
| {{lang|tr|İçsin}} (Let him/her drink)
|-
! plural
| {{lang|tr|İçsinler}} (Let them drink)
|}

Turkish also has a separate [[optative mood]]. Conjugations of the optative mood for the first-person pronouns are sometimes incorrectly said to be first-person imperatives. Conjugations of the optative mood for second and third-person pronouns exist, but are rarely used in practice.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Conjugations of the optative mood for pronouns
!rowspan=2| 1st-person
! singular
| {{lang|tr|içeyim}}
|-
! (double-)plural
| {{lang|tr|içelim}}
|-
!rowspan=2| 2nd person
! singular
| {{lang|tr|içesin}}
|-
! (double-)plural
| {{lang|tr|içesiniz}}
|-
!rowspan=2| 3rd person
! singular
| {{lang|tr|içe}}
|-
! plural
| {{lang|tr|içeler}}
|}

Negative imperative forms are made in the same way, but using a negated verb as the base. For example, the second person singular imperative of {{lang|tr|içmemek}} (not to drink) is {{lang|tr|içme}} (don't drink). Other [[Turkic languages]] construct imperative forms similarly to Turkish.