Commands in Tagalog with Root Form of Verbs I'm learning Tagalog from Paraluman S. Aspillera's *Basic Tagalog for Foreigners and Non-Tagalogs*. In Lesson 3, it gives a bunch of common expressions, including the following orders: Gising na! Hintay ka! Tulog na. I'm now several lessons past that, & learning how to conjugate verbs, & I'm really confused! It looks like the imperative should look just like the infinitive, & should thus be: Gumising na! Maghintay ka! Matulog na. Are there cases where it's okay to use just the root form without any affix to express commands? How does one know when to use 'tulog' in an order, & when to use 'matulog'? I've looked at all the books I can find in the library & in bookstores, & have found no mention of this. Also, what is the word 'tayo' in 'Tayo na.' (i.e. 'Let's go.')? Is it just the pronoun 'we'?

Ang hangal na ito ay umiiyak. / Umiiyak ang hangal na ito. / Umiiyak itong hangal. ??? My textbook has the sentence 'Ang hangal na ito ay umiiyak.' Can I also say 'Umiiyak ang hangal na ito.' or 'Umiiyak itong hangal.'? Are there times when I can't change the word order like that?