LESSON'S IX FRENCH. 



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From the above table it appears that there are 82 English 

 suffixes, of which 7 are of Greek origin ; 28 Latin ; 8 French ; 

 and 39 Saxon. 



It is of little consequence in general whether the suffixes 

 ascribed to the French be ascribed to it or to the Latin, whence 

 they originally came. If the eight French suffixes are added 

 to the twenty-eight Latin ones, then the Latin suffixes are nearly 

 equal to those of Saxon origin. Adding all the foreign suffixes 

 together, we find they amount to forty -three, and so outnumber 

 our native or Saxon suffixes. 



LESSONS IN FRENCH. XXXII. 



SECTION LXX. THE IMPERATIVE. 



1. CONJUGATION OF THE IMPERATIVE OF THE REGULAR 

 VERBS : 



2. The second person singular, and the first and second per- 

 sons plural of the imperative are the same as the first person 

 singular, and the first and second persons plural of the present 

 of the indicative. The pronouns are dropped : 



Je porle, parle ; je finis, finis. I speak, speak ; I finish, finish. 



3. Exceptions : Those persons of the imperative of avoir, to 

 have, are : aie, ayons, ayez ; of etre, tu be, sois, soyons, soyez ; 



of savoir, to know, sacbe, sachonx, eachez ; and aller, va, and 

 va before y and en. 



I. Vouloir ban only the tecond person plural, veuillez, haw 

 the yoodiicss to . . . 



5. The French imperative has no third persons. The English 

 form let him, let her, let them, in rendered in French by the 

 thinl persona of the present subjunctive : 



Qu'il parle. Let htm sptak. Qu'ik entreat. M (hern emu fa. 



Qu'ello finiue. Let htr finish. Qu'elles torteut. Let them go out. 



6. A droite, a gauche, correspond in signification to the 



English to the right, to the left : 



Allez a droite ; a gauche. Go to the right ; to the U/t. 



7. For the place of tho pronouns in connection with the im- 

 perative, see Sect. 26, E. 1, 4 ; Sect. 27, B. 1, 2, 3, 4. 



MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 



Prenons la premiere rue a droite. 



Ne cherchfez plus a le tromper. 



Sachons nous contenter du necec- 

 saire. 



Faitea bien attention a ce que vous 

 dites. 



Dites toujours la ve'rite'. 



Allous ! Messieurs, ddpechez-vous. 



Tenez, Monsieur, voila votre ar- 

 gent. 



Veuillez accepter ce present. 



Let us take the first street to (ha 



riflht.. 



Seek no longer to deceive him. 

 Let us know hou> to content owwivM 



with necearie. 

 Pay great attention to vhat you say. 



Always tell the truth. 



Come I gentlemen, mace hate. 



Here, Sir, here is your money. 



Be SQ kind as to accept this present. 



EXERCISE 135. 



Clef, f. key. Eapport-er, 1. to bring Sans faute, without 



Crayon, m. pencil. bocfc. fail. 



Institutrice, f. teacher. Eemett-re, 4. ir. to Se serv-ir, 2. ref. to MM. 



Obe-ir, 2. to obey. deliver. Tiers, m. third. 



Partie, f. part. Eenvoy-er, 1. to tend Verrez, 3. ir. from coir, 



Priicepteur, m. tutor. back. to see. 

 Promett-re, 4. ir. to 

 promise. 



1. Envoyez chercher le medecin, votre petit garcon est 

 malade. 2. Nous 1'avons deja envoye chercher. 3. Vous 

 n'avez pas besoin de votre crayon, pretez-le-moi [Sect. 26, R. 

 4 ; Sect. 27, R. 4]. 4. Je ne pnis vous le preter, je m'en 

 sers. 5. Donnez-lo-moi ou me le pretez [ 97 (7)]. 6. Je 1'ai 

 promis & votre institutrice. 7. Si vous ne le lui avez pas dit, 

 dites-le-lui aussitot que possible. 8. Ne le lui dites pas encore. 



9. Parlez-lui-en [ 40, 17] hi prochaine fois que vons le verrez. 



10. Ayez patience, mon ami, votre pere ne tardera pas & veuir. 



11. Obeissez & votre precepteur. 12. Je lui obcia ton jours. 



13. Donnez-lui-en une bonne partie. 14. Je lui en ai deja 

 donne plus des deux tiers. 15. Avez-vous porte cette clef au 

 serrurier? 16. J'ai oublie de la lui remettre. 17. Portez-la- 

 lui sans faute cette apres-midi. 18. Veuillez me dire oil 

 demeure M. G. 19. Prenez hi premiere rue & gauche ; il 

 demeure dans la deuxieme maison & droite. 20. Aliens, Mes- 

 demoiselles, depechons-nous. 21. Menez-les-y le plus tot pos- 

 sible. 22. Ne me les rapportez pas. 23. Renvoyez-les-moi 

 domain. 24. Portons-les-y. 25. Ne les y portona pas. 26. 

 Pretez-les-lui, mais ne les lui donnez pas. 



EXERCISE 136. 



1. Give a book to the young man. 2. I have already given 

 hi in one, and he does not read it. 3. Lend it to him, if yon 

 will not give it to him. 4. I will not lend it to him. 5. Make 

 haste, young ladies, it is ten o'clock. 6. Have the goodness to 

 give me a pen. 7. I have given one to your brother. 8. 

 Obey your father, and speak to your sister. 9. Will you not 

 send for the letter ? 10. I will send for it. 11. Send for it as 

 soon as you can. 12. Do not do so (le}, bnt write to my 

 cousin. 13. Come, children (met enfants), learn your lesson. 



14. Give him some [ 40, 17], or lend him some [ 97, (7)]. 



15. Do not make haste, we have (it) time. 16. Have patience, 

 my child, the merchant will soon come. 17. Send it to him, 

 if you cannot give it to him. 18. Write to him this afternoon 

 without fail. 19. I would write to him if I had time. 20. Let 

 us take the first street to the left. 21. Take the second street 

 to the right. 22. Pay attention to what your brother says. 

 23. Let us tell the truth. 24. Let us read that book to-day. 

 25. Pay your debts as soon aa possible. 26. Let us obey oar 



