Question

Describe how to create affirmative and negative formal and informal commands. What’s the difference in these two formats? Why do we use different forms? How would you tell your teacher to visit the doctor (with the verb visitar), using a command? How would you tell your friend?

Answer 1

Answer: Spanish has both a formal and an informal style of speech (tú / Ud.). This distinction applies to commands.

Compre Ud. el anillo.

Buy the ring. (formal)

Compra (tú) los dulces.

Buy the candy. (familiar)

Informal, or familiar, speech is used among friends, coworkers, relatives, or when addressing a child. Formal speech is generally used to be polite or to express respect. For that reason, the formal commands are often referred to as polite commands.

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