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Irregular Imperatives: Diga! Faça! Vá! (Say! Do! Go!)

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Overview

Some common verbs have irregular imperative forms based on their subjunctive stem: dizer → diga! (say!), fazer → faça! (do/make!), ir → vá! (go!), ser → seja! (be!), estar → esteja! (be!), ter → tenha! (have!), dar → dê! (give!).
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