williamylee

[main kernel]

Please be patient

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[inner topaz]

It is imperative

subjunctive and imperative share a few forms

[lavish flume]

Ahh my bad... Should've double checked. Sorry about this stupid question then

[thin heron]

No, it’s fine. Four verbs use the subjunctive forms for their imperative: avoir (aie, ayons, ayez), être (sois, soyons, soyez), savoir (sache, sachons, sachez), and vouloir (veuille, veuillons, veuillez). Do note that for savoir and vouloir, the plural conjugations take the present ending and not the subjunctive endings; if they had done, it would’ve been « sachions/sachiez, voulions/vouliez ».

In addition, third person imperatives do use the subjunctive : « Que Dieu vous bénisse (God bless you), qu’il repose en paix (May he rest in peace), qu’ils viennent (Let them come) ».

[dreamy star]

So to say "don´t be late" on peut dire soyez pas en retard?
ça fait du sens pour moi

[thin heron]

Yes (well « ne soyez pas en retard » if you wanna be specific)

Also it’s ça a* du sens

the structure is « avoir du sens », « faire du sens » is an anglicism and is said primarily in Quebec IIRC