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  • November 4, 2012 at 8:20 am #37108

    eru777
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    Shouldn’t this be 止まって since it’s giving an order to stop (Being a Godan verb and all)
    Then why do the roads in Japan have 止まれ written on them instead?
    Are both correct or not ?

    Hey! Lip them? Lip them? What?
    November 4, 2012 at 9:24 am #37109

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    Both can be used to give an order. Basically the difference  is that 止まれ puts more emphasis on the order, and therefore isn’t as polite.

    November 4, 2012 at 9:43 am #37110

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    Does this apply to all te forms as well ? Replacing て with れ?

    Hey! Lip them? Lip them? What?
    November 4, 2012 at 9:50 am #37111

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_verb_conjugation#Imperative

    November 4, 2012 at 9:54 am #37112

    eru777
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    Thank you .

    Hey! Lip them? Lip them? What?
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