The imperative is the verb form for asking or telling someone to do something. Take the infinitive, drop -ti and add -k for someone you say to: a friend, a child or a cat. Add -kite for someone you say to: an adult you don't know well, or several people.
| Infinitive | Meaning | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| -ti → -k · -kite | |||
| come | |||
| come | |||
| go | |||
| go | |||
| put | |||
| put | |||
| give | |||
| give | |||
| look | |||
| look | |||
| wait | |||
| wait | |||
| say, tell | |||
| say, tell | |||
| listen | |||
| listen | |||
| eat | |||
| eat | |||
| sit down | |||
| sit down | |||
It is always the infinitive minus -ti: → . A before -ti merges with the : , to run → , .
Add to be polite: Come here, please! Could you...? is softer still.
Dėkite katiną atgal į krepšį!Put the cat back in the bag!
Miciau, ateik čia, prašau!Micius, come here, please!
Miciau, ateik čia, prašau!Micius, come here, please!
Žiūrėkite! Jis jums duoda dovaną.Look! He's giving you a present.
Žiūrėkite! Jis jums duoda dovaną.Look! He's giving you a present.
Duokite man popieriaus, prašau.Give me some paper, please.
Užeikite, užeikite!Come in, come in!
Elze, palauk!Elzė, wait!
Elze, palauk!Elzė, wait!
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the verbs that ask someone to do something.
! !
Put the cat back in the bag! Quickly!
, , !
Micius, come here, please!
, , !
Micius, come here, please!
! .
Look! He's giving you a present.
! .
Look! He's giving you a present.
, . .
Give me some paper, please. And a pen.
, ! , .
Elzė, wait! Look, here's Micius.
, ! , .
Elzė, wait! Look, here's Micius.
, !
Come, sit down and eat!
, ! , !
Micius, go home! No, sit here!
, ! , !
Micius, go home! No, sit here!
, ! , !
Elzė, listen! Mrs Ona, listen!
, ! .
Jonas, eat! And put your bag here.
, !
Colleagues, come here and look!
Practice 2/6 · The right form
-k or -kite?
Tomas says jūs to you, and you say jūs to adults; Micius and Elzė get tu.
Miciau, čia!
Micius, come here!
Miciau, čia!
Micius, come here!
katiną į krepšį!
Put the cat in the bag!
Ponia Ona, , prašau!
Mrs Ona, wait, please!
Ponia Ona, , prašau!
Mrs Ona, wait, please!
Elze, ! Micius ant spausdintuvo!
Elzė, look! Micius is on the printer!
Elze, ! Micius ant spausdintuvo!
Elzė, look! Micius is on the printer!
man rašiklį, prašau.
Give me a pen, please.
Jonai, ! Tu labai pavargęs.
Jonas, eat! You're very tired.
Elze, miegoti!
Elzė, go to bed!
Tomai, namo! Jau pusė šešių.
Tomas, go home! It's already half past five.
Tomai, namo! Jau pusė šešių.
Tomas, go home! It's already half past five.
Miciau, man pelę!
Micius, give me the mouse!
Miciau, man pelę!
Micius, give me the mouse!
Miciau, ! Kur tu eini?
Micius, wait! Where are you going?
Sit, listen, tell
A friend, a child or the cat gets -k; an adult you don't know well gets -kite.
Ponia Ona, čia, prašau!
Mrs Ona, come here, please!
Ponia Ona, čia, prašau!
Mrs Ona, come here, please!
Elze, pyragą ant stalo.
Elzė, put the cake on the table.
Elze, pyragą ant stalo.
Elzė, put the cake on the table.
, koks gražus katinas!
Look, what a beautiful cat!
, kur mano akiniai?
Tell me, where are my glasses?
Elze, , kur Micius?
Elzė, tell me, where's Micius?
Elze, , kur Micius?
Elzė, tell me, where's Micius?
Elze, ! Tai nauja daina.
Elzė, listen! It's a new song.
, ponia Ona! Aš groju.
Listen, Mrs Ona! I'm playing.
Ponia Ona, pyragą!
Mrs Ona, have some cake!
Miciau, čia!
Micius, sit here!
, prašau. Čia jūsų stalas.
Sit down, please. This is your desk.
To come, or come!
The infinitive ends in -ti; the imperative in -k or -kite.
Gal galite rytoj?
Could you come tomorrow?
Gal galite rytoj?
Could you come tomorrow?
Aš noriu namo.
I want to go home.
Aš noriu namo.
I want to go home.
Kur krepšį?
Where should I put the bag?
Man reikia katinui žuvį.
I need to give the cat a fish.
Man reikia katinui žuvį.
I need to give the cat a fish.
Miciui patinka į spausdintuvą.
Micius likes looking at the printer.
Gal galite minutę?
Could you wait a minute?
Ką man šefui?
What should I tell the boss?
Ką man šefui?
What should I tell the boss?
Man patinka muzikos.
I like listening to music.
Aš noriu !
I want to eat!
Aš noriu !
I want to eat!
Kur man ?
Where should I sit?
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
A busy morning
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Miciau, čia! Ne, į mane!
Micius, come here! No, look at me!
Miciau, čia! Ne, į mane!
Micius, come here! No, look at me!
man popieriaus ir , kur katinas.
Give me some paper and tell me where the cat is.
Tomai, , prašau. Jis ateina.
Tomas, wait, please. He's coming.
Tomai, , prašau. Jis ateina.
Tomas, wait, please. He's coming.
, , prašau!
Come in, sit down, please!
Gal galite pusę devynių?
Could you come at half past eight?
Kur popierių?
Where should I put the paper?
Kur popierių?
Where should I put the paper?
Ką Miciui? Žuvį?
What shall I give Micius? A fish?
Man patinka Jono.
I like listening to Jonas.
Man patinka Jono.
I like listening to Jonas.
Aš noriu ir miegoti.
I want to eat and sleep.
Kur man , prie lango?
Where should I sit, by the window?
Kur man , prie lango?
Where should I sit, by the window?
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
Put the cat back in the bag!
Micius, come here, please!
Micius, come here, please!
Give me some paper, please.
Look, he's giving you a present.
Look, he's giving you a present.
Elzė, wait for me!
Elzė, wait for me!
I want to go home.
I want to go home.
Could you wait a minute?
Micius likes looking at the printer.
What should I tell the boss?
What should I tell the boss?
Elzė, sit down and eat!
Elzė, sit down and eat!
Practice 5/6 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
Micius is on Tomas's desk. Tell him to come to you.
You say:
Micius is a cat: tu, so -k. And you call him Miciau.
Micius is on Tomas's desk. Tell him to come to you.
You say:
Micius is a cat: tu, so -k. And you call him Miciau.
Ask Tomas to give you a pen.
You say:
Tomas is a colleague you say jūs to: -kite.
Ask Tomas to give you a pen.
You say:
Tomas is a colleague you say jūs to: -kite.
Rūta is already turning away. Ask her to wait.
You say:
Rūta is already turning away. Ask her to wait.
You say:
You want Elzė to look at the cat.
You say:
Elzė is a child: tu, so -k.
You want Elzė to look at the cat.
You say:
Elzė is a child: tu, so -k.
You can't find Micius. Ask Elzė to tell you where he is.
You say:
You can't find Micius. Ask Elzė to tell you where he is.
You say:
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Do it!
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
