Hand-book of Volapük/17

= THE IMPERATIV = The ending of the simple imperativ is &ouml;d, following the person-ending.

Golol&ouml;d! Go ! (to one person.) Golols&ouml;d! Go ! (to more than one person.) Paf&ouml;givols&ouml;d! Be ye forgiven ! Lit binom&ouml;d ! Let there be light ! (Be light !) Seniton&ouml;d! Pay attention ! (indefinitely.)

There are two modifications of the imperativ, the courteous or softened form in -&ouml;s and the harsh form in -&ouml;z; called by some grammarians the optativ and the jussiv. The former expresses a request and the latter a positiv command.