人質の目隠しをしたまえ。
Blindfold the hostage.

Read the explanation below to understand the nuance of how this grammar structure is used.
This is that hardcore, top-down command. You don’t ask, you tell. This is what the boss says to you. It’s old-school, sounds cold, and shows you ain’t got a choice in the matter.
Metaphor: This is the “King’s Command.” It’s a verbal “dismissed” or “go.” It establishes who’s in charge. You hear this, you don’t talk back, you just do it.

Read the table below then use it to conjugate some words you know.
Conjugation Guide:
Here’s how you give an order.
| Formula | Example | Translation |
| V (ます-stem) + たまえ | 食べたまえ | Eat! |
| V (ます-stem) + たまえ | 行きたまえ | Go! |
You take the verb stem (the part before masu, like tabe-masu -> tabe) and you just slap たまえ (tamae) on the end. It’s a straight-up command, and it’s cold.

Read the examples to figure out how the grammar works.
This is what you hear right before some shit goes down.
- さっさと金を持って来たまえ。
Hurry up and bring me the money. - このシマから出て行きたまえ。二度と戻るな。
Get off this turf. Don’t ever come back. - 余計なことは喋らず、口を閉じたまえ。
Don’t run your mouth, just shut it. - お前の忠誠を、今ここで示したまえ。
Show me your loyalty, right here, right now. - あの裏切り者を、さっさと始末したまえ。
Go and… dispose of that traitor already. - この車を二度と動かせないよう、壊したまえ。
Break this car so it can never run again. - この壁一面に、我々のタグを描きたまえ。
Paint our tag over this entire wall. - 奴が何を企んでいるか、吐かせたまえ。
Make him spit out what he’s planning. - 証拠はすべて燃やしたまえ。
Burn all the evidence. - 俺の目の前から消えたまえ。
Get the hell out of my sight.
Stay dangerous


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