e + command

A Short Command

Level 1

E introduces many short affirmative commands.

How It Works

E noho asks someone to sit or stay, and E tū asks them to stand. These bases contain one long vowel (tū) or two short vowels (noho, kai). The particle belongs to the command frame, rather than adding a tense or a subject.

This pattern does not mean that every command beginning with a short base needs e. The established command Tū mai! stands without it, as does Haere mai. Use kaua e for a negative command and kia with appropriate desired-state predicates.

Examples (3)

  1. E noho.

    Sit down; stay.

  2. E tū.

    Stand up.

  3. E kai.

    Eat.

How It Connects

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e + commandLevel 1A Short Command

Learn This First

Introduce E tū, E noho and E kai as affirmative instructions with an understood addressee. Teach established exceptions such as Tū mai alongside them, without treating command e as tense marking or requiring later negative-command grammar.

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