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14 Jan 2015
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What is the difference between 「椅子に座って(ください)」 and 「椅子に座りなさい」 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 「椅子に座って(ください)」 and 「椅子に座りなさい」 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
"Sit on the seat" (as imperatives).
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"椅子に座って" is just a casual expression, but "椅子に座りなさい" is an order and sounds rude.
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Thank you! Would it be okay to say it to people younger than you?
- Japanese
It would still sound rough. Maybe you can use it only to kids.
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Yeah. Its tone would translate into English as something like "Siddown! NOW!"
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- Javanese
It's like u are giving an order to people
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