COMMANDS AND PROHIBITIONS.
256. The second and third persons of the imperative are used to express peremptory commands and prohibitions.
a.
In the
second
person the pronoun is usually omitted, as in English, unless special emphasis is placed upon it:
Estu trankvila! Be calm! (One person is addressed.)
Estu pretaj por akompani min! Be ready to accompany me! (Two or more persons are addressed.)
Parolu kvazaŭ vi komprenus! Talk as though you understood!
Ne fermu tiun pordon! Do not shut that door!
Ne estu vidata tie! Do not be seen there!
b.
In the
third