Russian imperative mood
Russian Imperfective Imperative
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I'm under the impression that it is polite to use the imperfective imperative when inviting someone to do something; is it therefore more polite to say раздевайтесь rather than разденьтесь...
Russian Negative Imperative: Perfective or Imperfective Aspect
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Did you know that in the majority of cases we use the imperfective verbal aspect in constructions with negative imperative (не читай, не гуляй, не пиши, etc.). However, we use...
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Did you know that we sometimes use the imperfective imperative instead of the perfective one (for example, садитесь and not сядьте) to show politeness? For example, Садись, пожалуйста! Sit down, please. Проходите, пожалуйста. Please,...
Russian Imperative Mood, Exceptions
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Did you know that there are some exceptions in Russian imperative mood? Some of them are: Пить - пей, пейте, to drink Шить - шей, шейте, to sew Лить - лей, лейте, to pour Бить -...
