～ろ・～え

About

The command form of a verb can be formed by adding ろ to ichidan verbs, and by changing the final kana of godan verbs.

For ichidan verbs, simply remove the final る and add ろ.

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  食たべる → 食たべろ

For godan verbs, change the final kana into its row's corresponding /え/ sound kana.

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  飲のむ → 飲のめ

する, 来くる, and くれる are exceptions.

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  する → しろ

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  来くる → 来こい

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  くれる → くれ

The command form can be used to give orders to others, provide encouragement, or, in certain situations, for general strong suggestions.

Summary

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  ろ attaches to the stem form of ichidan verbs to create their command form

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  Change a godan verb's final kana to its /え/ sound equivalent to form its command form

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  する, 来くる and くれる have command forms, しろ, こい and くれ