Prohibitive

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The prohibitive (from Latin prohibere , 'hinder, prevent, hold') is the mode of the verb to formulate negative commands, i.e. prohibitions .

Many languages ​​- including all known Indo-European - do not know this special verb form. The prohibitive function is then promised with different means depending on the language:

  • In German it does not appear as a form of verbal inflection . It is not expressed with the imperative and the negation word. (Example: don't do that! )
  • In Latin subjunctive arise Perfect + negation word ne a negated command: Ne me videris ,! Look me not to! '; alternatively, this can also be formed using noli and infinitive : Noli me tangere !, ' Do n't touch me !'. Also the Spanish is the prohibitive with the subjunctive, but in the present tense: ¡No me mires! 'Don't look at me!'
  • In Sanskrit , the same applies to Latin for the injunctive + mā .

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