LingoflyThe imperative
On "tu" the command matches the third person of the present: parla! — speak!, menja! — eat! To several people (vosaltres) — the ending -u: parleu!, beveu!, espereu! For example: “Espera un moment!” — Wait a minute! A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
On "tu" the command matches the third person of the present: parla! — speak!, menja! — eat!. To several people (vosaltres) — the ending -u: parleu!, beveu!, espereu!.
The polite form for "vostè" borrows subjuntiu, the form for what is not yet real: parle!, òmpliga!. Òmpliga el formulari — fill in the form.
Four irregular forms on "tu": vine — come, ves — go, fes — do, digues — say.
Table
| informal (tu) | plural (vosaltres) | polite (vostè) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| speak | parla! | parleu! | parle! |
| eat | menja! | menjeu! | menge! |
| wait | espera! | espereu! | espere! |
| come | vine! | vineu! | vinga! |
By example
- Espera un moment!Wait a minute!
- Espereu ací, si us plauWait here, please
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
The imperative: how does it work in Valencian?
On "tu" the command matches the third person of the present: parla! — speak!, menja! — eat! To several people (vosaltres) — the ending -u: parleu!, beveu!, espereu!
What does it look like in a Valencian example sentence?
“Espera un moment!” — Wait a minute! A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.