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==== 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.
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