{"id":10777,"date":"2018-06-07T07:30:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T07:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=10777"},"modified":"2018-06-07T01:48:30","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T01:48:30","slug":"command-forms-beyond-the-imperative-in-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/command-forms-beyond-the-imperative-in-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"Command Forms Beyond the Imperative in Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may know the imperative mood as one way of making requests or giving commands in Russian, but there are other, less common, ways you may come across. Read on to learn how to recognize and use them.<\/p>\n

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Imperative Mood \u2014 \u041f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u043a\u043b\u043e\u043d\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/h2>\n

The most common way is, of course, the imperative mood. The forms can be “built” from the root of the verb \u2014 see more information in this past post<\/a>. The distinction between perfective and imperfective imperatives (“\u043c\u043e\u0439<\/strong>!” vs “\u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e<\/span>\u0439<\/strong>!” both meaning “wash!”) can be similar to that between perfective and imperfective indicative verbs. That is, perfective imperatives refer to a one-time, specific, or finite action, whereas imperfective imperatives can express a general recommendation or command. This will, of course, depend on the sense of each verb. To illustrate this using the verbs above (\u043c\u044b\u0442\u044c\/\u043f\u043e\u043c\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong>), here are two examples:<\/p>\n