Passive, causative and commands

命令形

do ~! (imperative)

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How to form it

Group 1 (五段): -u → -e (行く→行け, 書く→書け)
Group 2 (一段): -ru → -ro (食べる→食べろ, 見る→見ろ)
する → しろ; 来る → 来い; くれる → くれ

Register: Rough and abrupt; used by speakers of any gender in strong commands, warnings, signs, sports and emotional speech; generally unsuitable for ordinary polite conversation

Explanation

A strong command form.

It sounds rude in normal conversation. It is common on signs (止まれ), in sports and in reported speech, and the polite alternatives are ～てください or ～なさい.

Examples

早く行け！
はやくいけ！
Go quickly!
もっと速く走れ！
もっとはやくはしれ！
Run faster!
ここに来い！
ここにこい！
Come here!
危ない！止まれ！
あぶない！とまれ！
Look out! Stop!

Compare with

～なさい: ～なさい is a gentler command from a person in authority.
～な（禁止）: ～な is the negative command.

Common mistakes

Using the imperative to a superior or in polite conversation.
Using it for a gentle request (use ～てください).