Tom Imperative
amāre, monēre, legere,
capere, audīre!
to love, to warn, to read,
… to take, to hear!
Hang down your head infinitive…
Imperative is on the way!
Hang down your head infinitive…
You’re going to lose your -re!
amā! monē! lege!
… cape! audī!
love! warn! read!
… … take! hear!
Hang down your head, singular,
Plural is on the way!
Hang down your head, singular,
You’re going to add a -te!
amāte! monēte! legite!
capite! audīte!
love ye! warn ye! read ye!
… take ye! hear ye!
Hang down your head, positive!
Negative is on the way!
Hang down your head, positive,
nōlī brings back the -re!
nōlī…
amāre, – monēre, – legere,capere, – audīre!
don’t love! don’t warn! don’t read!
… don’t take! don’t hear!
Hang down your head, singular,
Plural is on the way!
Hang down your head, singular,
You’re going to add a -te!
nōlīte…
amāre, – monēre, – legere
capere, – audīre!
don’t love ye! don’t warn ye! don’t read ye!
don’t take ye! don’t hear ye!
Hang down your head, present,
Future is on the way!
Hang down your head, present!
-tō instead of -tē!
amātō! monētō! legitō!
capitō! audītō!
you gotta love! you gotta warn! you gotta read!
you gotta take! you gotta hear!
Hang down your head, singular,
Plural is on the way!
Hang down your head, singular!
You’re going to add a -tē!
amātōte! monētōte! legitōte!
capitōte! audītōte!
ye gotta love! ye gotta warn! ye gotta read!
ye gotta take! ye gotta hear!
Hang down your head infinitive…
Imperative is on the way!
Hang down your head infinitive…
You’re going to lose your -re!