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imperative ending

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Indo-European languages
Verbal inflection
Verbs with imperative endings belonged to the imperative mood (used for commands)—e.g., *H₁s-dhí ‘be (singular),’ *H₁és-tu ‘let him be.’ Verbs with primary endings were marked as non-past (present or future) in tense and indicative in mood—e.g., *H₁és-ti ‘he is.’ (Indicative mood signifies objective statements and questions.) Verbs…
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Verbs with imperative endings belonged to the imperative mood (used for commands)—e.g., *H₁s-dhí ‘be (singular),’ *H₁és-tu ‘let him be.’ Verbs with primary endings were marked as non-past (present or future) in tense and indicative in mood—e.g., *H₁és-ti ‘he is.’ (Indicative mood signifies objective statements and questions.) Verbs…
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