How would you say just 'open the door' as a command to a person?

Question

In Spanish there is the verb 'abrir" which means to open. Example sentence>>> abrir la puerta. (to open the door) But, how would you say just 'open the door' as a command to a person? I know its 'abre la puerta' but i don't get how you're supposed to know how to get "abre" from "abrir" or for any verb for that matter... please show examples!!

Answer 1

abre is the "command" form, or "imperative mood":

Examples:

imperative mood description

Hope that helps

Answer 2

This is a large topic to answer in a single forum post. Watch lessons 2.12 through 2.15 to fully understand the subjunctive and command verb forms.

Lession 2.12 - Informal Commands in the Kitchen

Answer 3

Hy Ryan, welcome to the forum

this has been addressed before:

commands

Answer 4

You are referring to conjugation. It works the same way we get "are" from "to be."

Present Tense conjugation of English verb "to be"

I am, You are, He is, We are, You are, They are.

In English, the command is often the infinitive without the "to": Be quiet!