Imperative Forms

صیغۂ امر

About this concept

Three imperative levels matching pronouns: تو form (verb stem alone, intimate), تم form (stem + و, informal), آپ form (stem + یے/یں, formal). Negative: مت + imperative. Polite softeners common.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level B1.

Examples

بیٹھ! baiṭh (تو)Sit! (intimate)

بیٹھو! baiṭho (تم)Sit! (informal)

بیٹھیے! baiṭhiye (آپ)Please sit! (formal)

ذرا یہاں آئیے۔Please come here. (polite with ذرا)

Prerequisite

Personal Pronouns and HonorificsA1

Concepts that build on this

Permission with دینا and RequestsB1

More B1 concepts

Future Tenseمستقبل Subjunctive Moodصیغۂ تمنائی Compound Verbs (Vector Verbs)مرکب فعل Conditional Sentencesشرطیہ جملے Comparatives and Superlativesتفضیلی اور افضل

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