imperatif

See also: impératif

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English imperative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imperatif/
• Rhymes: -tif, -if
• Hyphenation: im‧pé‧ra‧tif

Adjective

imperatif (Jawi spelling ايمڤيراتيف)

1. imperative

Noun

imperatif (Jawi spelling ايمڤيراتيف)

1. (linguistics) an imperative; the form of a verb that expresses a command

Further reading

• “imperatif” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperativus.

Noun

imperatif oblique singular, m (oblique plural imperatis, nominative singular imperatis, nominative plural imperatif)

1. (grammar) imperative (mood)

Descendants

• French: impératif