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:e.g. የዬዴ ''yäyedd<b>é</b>'' "who walks", የዬዲ ''yäyedd<b>í</b>'' "who walked"
:e.g. የዬዴ ''yäyedd<b>é</b>'' "who walks", የዬዲ ''yäyedd<b>í</b>'' "who walked"


'''Singular imperative''' is formed with the ending ''-á'' [''-́''] in the absence of prefixes, and identically to the subjunctive in the presence of object prefixes. The '''plural imperative''' is formed with the ending ''-(ï)ní''. Both singular and plural imperatives are replaced with the corresponding subjunctives when negated.
Special imperative forms only exist in the second person; other persons use the subjunctive. The '''singular imperative''' is formed with the ending ''-á'' [''-́''] in the absence of prefixes, and identically to the subjunctive in the presence of object prefixes. The '''plural imperative''' is formed with the ending ''-(ï)ní''. Both singular and plural imperatives are replaced with the corresponding subjunctives when negated.  
:e.g. ኤዳ ''edd<b>á</b>'' "walk", ዪድሌ ''yeddïl<b>é</b>'' "walk to it", ኤድኒ ''eddï<b>ní</b>'' "walk (pl.)", ዬድልኒ ''yeddïl<b>ní</b>'' "walk (pl.) to it"
:e.g. ኤዳ ''edd<b>á</b>'' "walk", ዪድሌ ''yeddïl<b>é</b>'' "walk to it", ኤድኒ ''eddï<b>ní</b>'' "walk (pl.)", ዬድልኒ ''yeddïl<b>ní</b>'' "walk (pl.) to it"
::ከዌዴ ''<b>kä</b>wedd<b>é</b>'' "do not walk", ከውዬድሌ ''<b>kä</b>wyeddïl<b>é</b>'' "do not walk to it", ከኔዴ ''<b>kä</b>nedd<b>é</b>'' "do not walk (pl.)", ከኒዬድሌ ''<b>kä</b>niyeddïl<b>é</b>'' "do not walk (pl.) to it"
::ከዌዴ ''<b>kä</b>wedd<b>é</b>'' "do not walk", ከውዬድሌ ''<b>kä</b>wyeddïl<b>é</b>'' "do not walk to it", ከኔዴ ''<b>kä</b>nedd<b>é</b>'' "do not walk (pl.)", ከኒዬድሌ ''<b>kä</b>niyeddïl<b>é</b>'' "do not walk (pl.) to it"