The answer to the imperative of this sentence is given to be "Ne te lave pas". Why isn't it "ne te laves pas"?
"Tu ne te laves pas"?
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Irmak C.Kwiziq community member
"Tu ne te laves pas"?
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate reflexive verbs in the imperative mood in French (L'Impératif) - negative commands"
Asked 4 years ago
Because the imperative of regular -er verbs like manger, laver, etc. is formed without the trailing -s. There’s a lesson on this somewhere....
Hasan D.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Fransızcada 1. grup düzenli fiillerin "Tu" olumlu ve olumsuz formlarında "S" düşer.
Örnek; ne mange pas=yeme (Gördüğün gibi "S" düşmüş)
In French, "S" falls in the positive and negative forms of the 1st group regular verbs "Tu".
Sample; ne mange pas! = Don't eat! (As you can see the "S" has fallen)
Irmak C. asked:
"Tu ne te laves pas"?
The answer to the imperative of this sentence is given to be "Ne te lave pas". Why isn't it "ne te laves pas"?
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