Here is a grammar rule of thumb for making Imperative forms:
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Infinitive
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Stress
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3rd Plur.
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1st Sg.
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Imperative
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(Non-past)
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позвонќть
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E
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позвонїт
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позвонє
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позвонќ
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ring, phone
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спросќть
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M
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спрћсят
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спрошџ
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спросќ
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ask, inquire
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открІть
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S
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открћют
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открћю
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открћй
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open
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постђвить
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S
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постђвят
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постђвлю
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постђвь
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put, stand
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For the вы-form add -те (позвонќте, спросќте, открћйте, постђвьте).
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This rule of thumb covers the vast majority of verbs; the complete set of rules is a little more complex and involve the verb's stress pattern and consonants:
- If the non-past stem ends in a vowel letter, add й
- otherwise:
- if the я-form is stressed on the ending, add stressed ќ
- otherwise:
- if the non-past stem ends in a consonant cluster or щ, add unstressed и
- otherwise, add ь
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Examples:
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Infinitive
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я-form
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Imperative
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читђть
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читђю
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читђй
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говорќть
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говорє
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говорќ
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пћмнить
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пћмню
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пћмни
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отвљтить
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отвљчу
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отвљть
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Here are a few common verbs with irregular imperatives:
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Infinitive
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Irreg. Imper.
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Infinitive
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Irreg. Imper.
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љхать
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поезжђй
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go
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дђть
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дђй
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give
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љсть
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љшь
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eat
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давђть
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давђй
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give
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пќть
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пљй
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drink
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стоїть
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стћй
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stand
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