それでは、このお金をあげるから、おじさんにカメを売っておくれ
What does おくれ mean in this context? What is this verb form?
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「くれ」 is the imperative form of 「くれる」 and the 「お」 is the honorific.
「Verb in te-form + おくれ」 = "Do ~~ for me / to me."
Without the 「お」, it would sound much less friendly.
「おくれ」 is used much more often in fiction than in real life -- at least in real, present-day life.
"Now, I'll give you this money; (Please) sell me the turtle."
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2@user54609: That is very unlikely because a plain imperative is rather rude and does not match the rest of the sentence. This is the same reason as why それでは、このお金をあげるから、おじさんにカメを売れ would be wierd. Nov 11, 2013 at 15:45
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2@user54609 I am more than sure. What are you even talking about? Who would ever say 「売って送れ！」 to a kid or anyone else for that matter? て、何年後に応答してんねん！– user4032Mar 27, 2018 at 13:07
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