Definition
Imperative mood is mood that signals directive modality, especially in commands. Its use may be extended to signal permission.
Discussion
An imperative verb is typically not inflected for most of the grammatical categories associated with verbs in a language, especially tense and person.
Examples
(English)
Here is an example of a construction indicating imperative mood:
- Come in!
Kinds
More specific concepts within imperative mood.
Sources 8
- Palmer 1986, 29, 97, 108, 111
- Hartmann and Stork 1972, 108
- Chung and Timberlake 1985, 247
- Bybee 1985, 171
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- Crystal 1980, 153
- Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985, 78, 803