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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==== | ||