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Menu 1. Polite imperative 2. More informal forms <nomenu>

[edit] [top]Polite imperative

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Teşkami word for 'please' is yukamal. This is derived from the verb yuka, 'to like', in the subjunctive mood, and is a shortened form of yukamal moyata, lit 'if you'd like [to do whatever] that would be good.' To make a polite request, simply place the requested thing into infinitive form and put it before yukamal. For instance, if you call up the Captain:

Mei ya ipina dahan yukamal. 1First person (person)
speaker, signer, etc; I GENGenitive (case)
possessive wine bring-INFInfinitive (TAM)
non-tensed verb please Please bring [me] my wine.

If you want to be super-duper formal, you can spell out the entire phrasing as well:

Mei ya ipina dahan yukamal moyata. 1First person (person)
speaker, signer, etc; I GENGenitive (case)
possessive wine bring-INFInfinitive (TAM)
non-tensed verb like-SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events good-CONDConditional (mood)
would If you would be so kind as to bring [me] my wine.

[edit] [top]More informal forms

In less formal contexts, the 'please' part can be dropped entirely, but the verb phrase can remain in the infinitive. This is less polite than using yukamal, but is more polite than a bare verb. You might say this to a family member or something if you left your wine glass in the other room:

Mei ya ipina dahan. 1First person (person)
speaker, signer, etc; I GENGenitive (case)
possessive wine bring-INFInfinitive (TAM)
non-tensed verb Could you bring [me] my wine?

The simple imperative mood is just the bare verb, but the word order switches; the direct object comes after the verb. (This distinguishes it from the indicative.) Maybe after three glasses of wine you're loosening up a little bit and are losing patience for these trifling formalities:

Daha mei ya ipina! bring 1 GENGenitive (case)
possessive wine Bring [me] my wine!

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