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Note how the '-r' is not changed, even when the verb is in the past tense.
Note how the '-r' is not changed, even when the verb is in the past tense.
====Forming Commands====
Forming commands in Alska is quite simple.  When one wants to form a command, such as '<b>give</b> me that', they need only to move the verb to the beginning of the sentence.  The verb being used as a command stays in its present tense conjugation, and will always stay in that form no matter what tense the rest of the sentence is in.
This rule applies in English, also:  One might say, 'give me that' in the present tense, but later say, 'I told him to <b>give</b> me it.'  Notice how the commanding verb is the same, even though the speaker of the sentence is referring to the actual command in the past tense.
Additionally, when referring to one's self in a command statement, the accusative form of the personal pronouns must be used.
Here are some examples:
*<i>Giver mig det</i> - Give me that (<i>Jeg</i> - <i>Mig</i>)
*<i>Holder dette</i> - Hold this
*<i>Hjelper mig hiver den!</i> - Help me lift this!
Notice how in all of these statements, the second person is never acknowledged (<i>du</i>).  It is understood that you are telling another person to perform an action, so no form of <i>du</i> needs to be used in the sentence.


====Past Participle====
====Past Participle====
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