First Lessons in Maori
§ 47
§ 47.
The Imperative is generally used in the second person, but in speaking of parts of the human body it will be used in the third person. ( § 62). If the verb is a word of one syllable or two, or if the command is negative, the particle e is used in the Imperative; otherwise it is not.
Examples.
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E noho, sit down.
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Whakatika, stand up.
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Hamama tou waha, open your mouth.
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Titiro ou kanohi, open your eyes.
The translation of the Future Consequential Subjunctive with kia will depend upon whether it is used in a dependent sentence or as an entreaty.
The Future Deprecatory, with kei, used in the second person is equivalent to an Imperative.