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Originally Posted by RickOShay
I was just saying they do not attach an お at the beginning of imperative phrases... have you ever heard of someone saying おたべなさい？ In the same way I do not think おやすみなさい is ever used to have an imperative meaning. It is just politely saying "good night".
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Yes, it is a polite way of saying "good night", and while it is neither an order nor a request, it is still, technically, in the
"imperative mood".
Of course, I'm splitting hairs at this point, and this argument is no doubt detrimental to the OP's understanding (and hence should be ignored by the him) but I would like to reiterate that robhol was technically correct.