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命令法 (meireihou) Japanese meaning: imperative mood | Kotomora

命めい令れい法ほう

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Meanings

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imperative mood

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'.

Kanji

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

Related 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.

Built from

命めい令れい+法ほう

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.