Imperative

The imperative is used for orders, instructions, requests and advice. It is built from the infinitive:

• Verbs with the present tense in -ar keep the infinitive: prata → Prata!, lyssna → Lyssna!, öppna → Öppna!
• Other verbs drop the final -a: stänga → Stäng!, läsa → Läs!, skriva → Skriv!, äta → Ät!, köra → Kör! A double consonant at the end is simplified: komma → Kom!, glömma → Glöm!
• Short verbs that end in a vowel stay the same: tro → Tro!, bo → Bo!, gå → Gå!, ta → Ta!
• vara becomes Var! (Var tyst! = Be quiet!)
• For a negative order, put inte after the verb: Gör inte så! (Don't do that!)