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1 Urging (no subject)<br />

AYO habiskap makannya dulu<br />

Literally: Come on, let the food be eaten first.<br />

+ Come on, eat your food first.<br />

2 Offering<br />

Mari SaYa bawakan kopernya<br />

Literally: Here, the suitcase be carried by me for you.<br />

+ Here, let me carry the suitcase for you.<br />

3 Advising<br />

Sebaiknya tanYa iburnu dulu :<br />

Literally: It's better that your mother is asked by you first.<br />

4 It's better that you ask your mother first. (You had better ask your<br />

mother first.)<br />

-4<br />

To further test how well vou can shift your focus from the doer of the<br />

action to the object of that action, conGert the following subject-focus<br />

imperatives into object-focus imperatives. Then translate each sentence<br />

into English.<br />

1 Parent to a young child:<br />

a Ayo, pakai bajunya dulu.<br />

b Pakai dong sepatunya.<br />

c Ayo, minum susunya.<br />

2 An employee to his or her boss:<br />

a Biar saya angkat barangnya.<br />

b Maaf Bu, minta tolong tandatangani cek ini.<br />

3 To your close friend:<br />

a Tolong dong pinjami saya uang.<br />

b Antarkan saya ke dokter besok ya.<br />

4 A teacher to hidher students:<br />

a Baca bab 6 untuk minggu depan.<br />

b Bantu temanmu yang baru itu.<br />

c Ketik tugas itu.<br />

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Imperatives I85

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