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Usages of de imperatief
In het Nederlands maak je de imperatief meestal door alleen de stam van het werkwoord te gebruiken, zoals “Wacht!” of “Kom!”.
In Dutch, you usually form the imperative by using only the stem of the verb, such as “Wacht!” (Wait!) or “Kom!” (Come!).
We kregen een brief met de imperatief “Blijf buiten!”, omdat het binnen te druk was.
We received a letter with the imperative “Stay outside!” because it was too crowded inside.
Soms is het duidelijk wanneer je de imperatief moet gebruiken, vooral bij dringende instructies.
Sometimes it’s clear when you should use the imperative, especially in urgent instructions.
Test yourself: What does de imperatief mean?
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