Irregular Imperatives
Vai, fai, ven, pren, siá, aja, veja, diga: irregular commands.
How It Works
| Verb | tu | nosautres | vosautres |
|---|---|---|---|
| anar | vai | anem | anatz |
| far | fai | fagam | fasètz |
| venir | ven | vengam | venètz |
| prene | pren | prengam | prenètz |
| èsser | siá | siam | siatz |
| aver | aja | ajam | ajatz |
| veire | veja | vejam | vejatz |
| dire | diga | digam | digatz |
| beure | beu | begam | bevètz |
The tu form of anar is vai, not va. Va is the he or she form of the present.
The vosautres form is often the same as the present: prenètz, venètz, fasètz.
Several of these commands also appear in the negative: siás pas, ajas pas, fagas pas. Learn each verb once and you have both.
Examples (5)
- Vai a l'escòla!
Go to school!
Vai is the tu command of anar.
- Fai lo trabalh!
Do the work!
Fai is the tu command of far.
- Prenètz lo pan!
Take the bread!
Prenètz is the vosautres command of prene.
- Venètz aicí!
Come here!
Venètz is the vosautres command of venir.
- Siatz contents!
Be happy!
Siatz is the vosautres command of èsser.
Common Mistakes
Using the present he or she form of anar.
Va a l'escòla!Vai a l'escòla!Va means he or she goes. The command to tu is vai.
Using the present tu form of venir.
Venes aicí!Ven aicí!The tu command of venir is the short form ven.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Irregular commands come from irregular verbs, so the commands for the three groups and the presents of anar and far come first.
- Imperative of -ir and -re Verbs
Know the commands for the three groups, because the irregular ones break their pattern: Venètz aicí!
Level 3 - Present of anar
Know the present of anar, because its command is vai: Vai a l'escòla!
Level 1 - Present of far
Know the present of far, because its command is fai: Fai lo trabalh!
Level 1
Related Patterns
Words in This Pattern
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