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Confused about the Polish Imperative


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patryk_sudol
  Nov 25, 07, 18:44  #1

I am confused about the imperative. For example would I say "Przestaj narzekac" or "Przestaj narzekaj"? I need more info on the imperative. Dzienki!

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Lukasz
  Nov 25, 07, 18:52  #2

przestań narzekać ;)

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patryk_sudol
  Nov 25, 07, 20:10  #3

Is przestań the imperative? Also does both verbs have to be imperative because I am confused because some instances only the first verb is imperative or sometimes both verbs are imperative (daj spokoj?).

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Michal
Edited by: Michal  Nov 26, 07, 03:09  #4

Spokoj is peace and is a noun not a verb. Niech pan przeczyta gramatykę is also, I think a form of the imperative expressed in a different way. Przesań, to stop doing something is a very good example of the imperative but przeczytaj dalej is also an example of the impreritive. Nie patrz sie na mnie-don't look at me would be another example. Buy a good grammar course and it will explain everything in an order and that would be your best bet. Borrowing from a library can be a problem as you might like the book but you have always got to return it after a few weeks.

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Krzysztof
  Nov 26, 07, 03:33  #5

Quoting: patryk_sudol
does both verbs have to be imperative because I am confused

no, in the combination of two verbs (like in your example "przestań narzekać") the first is imperative, the second infinitive.

but the imperative gets different forms for different persons:

Sing.
1. -
2. Przestań narzekać (Stop complaining)
3. Niech (on/ona) przestanie narzekać (Let him/her stop complaining)

Plural
1. Przestańmy narzekać (Let's stop complaining)
2. Przestańcie narzekać (Stop complaining)
3. Niech (oni/one) przestan± narzekać (Let them stop complaining)

3rd person isn't technically imperative, but I forgot what it is, but it has the same function.

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