There are two more functions of the Imperfect, namely the Jussive and Cohortative, which express emphasis or effort. I. THE JUSSIVE FORM The Jussive is present in the third or second persons in both the singular and plural forms, but third person is more common and it expresses the speaker’s wish, desire, or command. It may occur in any of the verb stems and in the strong verbs generally looks exactly like the Imperfect form so that the context must help