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In contemporary Chlouvānem, most forms of the imperative are obsolete: the imperfective imperative is typically only used in the 2SG and in the 3SG patientive; the singular and first-person plural (except for the 1SG and 3SG causatives) are the only ones commonly used in the perfective. The imperative is, furthermore, colloquial and may be impolite in many cases; wherever a command is needed, the optative is used instead, if not even more complex constructions.<br/>The imperative is however used for generic, mandatory commands, most notably on warning signs or announcements, such as e.g. ''nakāyų thiatia'' "mind the gap".

'''Imperfective aspect'''

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! rowspan=3 | Sing. !! 1st

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! 2nd

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! 3rd

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! rowspan=3 | Dual !! 1st

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! rowspan=3 | Pl. !! 1st

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! 2nd

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! 3rd

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! rowspan=3 | Sing. !! 1st

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! 2nd

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! 3rd

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! rowspan=3 | Dual !! 1st

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! 2nd

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! 3rd

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