Bulgarian imperative mood
Exercises
From the point of view of grammar, the imperative mood is used to express commands or requests, permission or prohibition.
Lesson Outline
HideImperative mood in the Bulgarian language
In the Bulgarian language the verb in imperative mood usually has two forms - singular and plural.
Verbs that end on consonant + vowel receive the following endings: "И" or "Ете"
| Verb |
2nd person singular |
2nd person plural |
English translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| купя | купи! | купете! | read! |
| пиша | пиши! | пишете! | read! |
Verbs that end on vowel + consonant receive the following endings: "Й" or "Йте"
| Verb |
2nd person singular |
2nd person plural |
English translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| скачам | скачай! | скачайте! | jump! |
| падам | падай! | падайте! | fall! |
Some exceptions:
| Verb |
2nd person singular |
2nd person plural |
English translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| съм | бъди! | бъдете! | be! |
| видя | виж! | вижте! | look! |
| вляза | влез! | влезте! | come in! |
| дойда | ела! | елате! | come! |
| държа | дръж! | дръжте! | hold on! |
| изляза | излез! | излезте! | come out! |
| отида | отиди! | отидете! | go! |
| сляза | слез! | слезте! | get down! |
| ям | яж! | яжте! | eat! |
How to form the negative imperative
Usually, we form the negative imperative by adding "He" in front of the positive form.
| Positive form | Negative form |
|---|---|
| Чети! | Не чети! |
| Четете! | Не четете! |
However, there is a second way to formulate the negative imperative, by using "Недей да" for singular and "Недейте да" for plural + the present tense of the verb.
| singular | Недей да четеш! | Don't read! |
|---|---|---|
| plural | Недейте да четете! | Don't read! |
| singular | Недей да влизаш! | Don't come in! |
| plural | Недейте да влизате! | Don't come in! |
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