Each Hindi
verb has two commonly used "imperative" or command forms.
The
"familiar" form, corresponding to the pronoun तुम, should be
used with friends, people you know well, and people who are younger
than you.
The "polite" form, corresponding to the pronoun
आप, should be
used with everyone else.
|
|
Formula |
|
Familiar Imperative: |
Root
Verb + ओ |
|
Polite Imperative |
Root
Verb + इये
or इए |
Examples:
|
Inifinitive |
Familiar
Imperative |
Polite
Imperative |
|
जाना |
जाओ |
जाइये |
|
आना |
आओ |
आइये |
|
ख़रीदना |
ख़रीदो |
ख़रीदिये
|
|
देखना |
देखो |
देखिये |
|
सुनना |
सुनो |
सुनिये |
There are three verbs so far that have
irregular imperatives:
|
Inifinitive |
Familiar
Imperative |
Polite
Imperative |
|
देना |
दो |
दीजिये |
|
लेना |
लो |
लीजिये |
|
करना |
करो |
कीजिये
|
Examples:
|
यहाँ से
जाइये। |
Go from here.
(polite) |
|
घर
आओ। |
Come home.
(familiar) |
|
ये
सन्तरे ख़रीदिये। |
Buy these oranges.
(polite) |
|
मुझे अपनी किताब दीजिये। |
Give your (own) book to me.
(polite) |
|
उस आदमी
को देखो। |
Look at that man.
(familiar) |
Negation: In English we use the word “don’t” to
create a negative command: in Hindi we use the word मत before
the imperative verb. Examples:
|
यहाँ
से मत जाइये।
|
Don’t go from here.
|
|
उस
आदमी को मत देखो!
|
Don’t look at that man!
|
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See Snell's
Teach Yourself Hindi (2000)
Section 5.2 page
63 |
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