Turkish Verb, Imperative Mood

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Gelmek -- Imperative Mood...
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*Imperative Mood* Türkce -- Emir Kipi	Imperative -- Negative	Imperative - Interrogative	Imperative - Negative Interrogative
gel* -- [you] come (you, singular)	gelme* -- [you] don't come (you, singular)	n/a	n/a
gelsin -- tell him to come, let him come, have him come	gelmesin -- tell him not to come, let him not come	n/a	n/a
gelelim -- let's come	gelmiyelim -- let's not come	n/a	n/a
gelin, geliniz** -- [you] come (you, plural), let you come	gelmeyin, gelmeyiniz** -- [you] don't come (you, plural), let you not come	n/a	n/a
gelsinler -- tell them to come, let them come	gelmesinler -- tell them not to come, let them not come	n/a	n/a
Related Examples: Gidelim Let's go. (Let's leave; Let's get out of here) . ----- O kitaplarI okuyun. Read those books. ----- Rahat ediniz. Make yourself comfortable. ----- Bana bir kalemi versin. Tell him to give me a pencil. ----- Size yazarsa, bana haber veriniz. If he writes to you, let me know. ----- Suyu çocuga içirin. Have the child drink the water. ----- Evvela yemeginizi bitirin. Finish your dinner first. ----- Posta kutusundan gazetiyi al ve onu masamim üstüne koy. Take the newspaper from the mailbox and put it on my desk.	Ingilizce konusmayIn. Don't speak English. ----- Gelmeyin, lutfen. Please don't come. ----- Benim için beklemesinler. Tell them not to wait for me. ----- Saat bes vapurunu kacIrmayInIz. Don't miss the five o'clock boat. ----- Oturma odasIndakI çiçekleri sulama. Don't water the flowers in the living room. ----- Ona o is hakkInda bir sey söyleme. Don't tell him anything about it. ----- Sigara içmegi adet edinme. Don't get in the habit of smoking.	n/a	n/a

* This is a less polite form -- used between good friends or used by an adult addressing a child
** This is the politest form and may be used in place of the singular form -- used between strangers or in formal situations

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