Sentence Pattern: Imperative Forms of Japanese Verbs (Strong Imperatives)
Group 1 (Godan Verbs)
Sentence Pattern: Imperative Forms of Japanese Verbs!
Grammar Explanation: Strong Imperatives
Ex.: 座れ！
Rm.: Suware!
En.: Sit down right now!
Ex.: 謝れ！
Rm.: Ayamare!
En.: Apologize right now!
Group 2 (Ichidan Verbs)
Sentence Pattern: Imperative Forms of Japanese Verbs!
Grammar Explanation: Strong Imperatives
Ex.: 早く起きろ！
Rm.: Hayaku okiro!
En.: Get up right now!
Ex.: 早く寝ろ！
Rm.: Hayaku nero!
En.: Get to bed right now!
Group 3 (Irregular Verbs)
Sentence Pattern: Imperative Forms of Japanese Verbs!
Grammar Explanation: Strong Imperatives
Ex.: 一生懸命勉強しろ！
Rm.: Isshokenmei benkyo shiro!
En.: Study hard!
Ex.: 早く帰って来い！
Rm.: Hayaku kaette koi!
En.: Get home right now!
Reference: Minna no Nihongo Lesson 33
Sentence Pattern: Verb Stem (Masu Form) + なさい！ (Mild Imperatives)
Group 1 (Godan Verbs)
Sentence Pattern: Verb Stem (Masu Form) + なさい！
Grammar Explanation: Mild Imperatives
Ex.: 座りなさい！
Rm.: Suwari nasai!
En.: Sit down!
Ex.: 謝りなさい！
Rm.: Ayamari nasai!
En.: Say you’re sorry!
Group 2 (Ichidan Verbs)
Sentence Pattern: Verb Stem (Masu Form) + なさい！
Grammar Explanation: Mild Imperatives
Ex.: 早く起きなさい！
Rm.: Hayaku okinasai!
En.: Get up now!
Ex.: 早く寝なさい！
Rm.: Hayaku nenasai!
En.: Go to bed now!
Group 3 (Irregular Verbs)
Sentence Pattern: Verb Stem (Masu Form) + なさい！
Grammar Explanation: Mild Imperatives
Ex.: 一生懸命勉強しなさい！
Rm.: Isshokenmei benkyo shinasai!
En.: You need to study hard!
Ex.: 早く帰って来なさい！
Rm.: Hayaku kaette kinasai!
En.: Come home now!
動詞命令形の作り方は、下記「日本語動詞活用表（日文動詞變化表）」をご確認ください。
Please refer to the Japanese Verb Conjugation Table (日本語動詞活用表) below to learn how to form the imperative form.
