imperatif
See also: impératif
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch imperatief, from Latin imperātīvus.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /impeˈratif/ [im.peˈra.t̪ɪf]
- Rhymes: -atif
- Syllabification: im‧pe‧ra‧tif
Noun
imperatif (uncountable)
Adjective
imperatif (comparative lebih imperatif, superlative paling imperatif)
Further reading
- “imperatif”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English imperative.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /imperatif/
- Rhymes: -tif, -if
- Hyphenation: im‧pé‧ra‧tif
Adjective
imperatif (Jawi spelling ايمڤيراتيف)
Noun
imperatif (Jawi spelling ايمڤيراتيف)
- (linguistics) an imperative; the form of a verb that expresses a command
Further reading
- “imperatif”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperativus.
Noun
imperatif oblique singular, m (oblique plural imperatis, nominative singular imperatis, nominative plural imperatif)
- (grammar) imperative (mood)
Descendants
- French: impératif