Formal imperative languages such as French and German have many different words for different types of instructions, but they usually include an order sentence expressing the idea of "give (or take) X". For example, in French, you could say "donne-moi les clefs" or "entre nous, je ne veux pas de toasts au rhum", et cetera. In English, you often need only one word to express both ideas. So, if I wanted you to give me your keys, I might say "give me your keys". If you've been asked to bring something to school, you can say "bring my book home", or even just "bring". Directions like this one are called "directives". French has another word for direction: it's "règle". Règles are more common in formal writing, but any kind of instruction can use them. They're made up of two parts: a verb in the infinitive form ("donner" = "to give") followed by a noun or phrase that gives information about what should be done ("les clés" = "the keys").