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命令法 (めいれいほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

命めい令れい法ほう

め

い

れ

い

ほ

う

Meanings

1

noun

imperative mood

grammar

Grammatical term for the verb form used to express commands, requests, or instructions.

英えい語ごの命めい令れい法ほうは動どう詞しの原げん形けいを使つかう。
The English imperative mood uses the base form of the verb.
日本にほん語ごの命めい

Kanji

命fate, command, decree
令orders, laws, command
法method, law, rule

Similar words

命めい令れい形けい
命令形 refers specifically to the conjugated imperative form of a verb, while 命令法 is the broader grammatical mood category.

Etymology

Compound of 命令 (meirei, 'command') and 法 (hō, 'method' or 'mood' in grammatical context). A straightforward Sino-Japanese term for the imperative mood.

令れい

法ほう

に

は

「

しろ

」

や

「

せよ

」

など

の

形かたち

が

ある

。

In Japanese, the imperative mood includes forms like 'shiro' and 'seyo'.