{"id":258,"date":"2026-04-07T11:12:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/chapter\/grammar_imperative-construction\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:12:37","slug":"grammar_imperative-construction","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/chapter\/grammar_imperative-construction\/","title":{"raw":"6.7 Imperative Construction","rendered":"6.7 Imperative Construction"},"content":{"raw":"\nImperative Construction Video<\/h2>\n
Instructor Video: Imperative Construction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nImperative sentences are sentences that express request, commands, order, instruction, etc. Like in English, Subject \"You\" is dropped. However, unlike English, Hindi has three different forms of the pronoun \u2018You,\u2019 which are used in three different sociocultural contexts, as explained below.\n\n\n\nEnglish<\/strong><\/th>\nHindi<\/strong><\/th>\nUses <\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n| You<\/td>\n | \u0924\u0942<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0924\u0942<\/span> is used for someone who is younger in age, lower socio-economic class. It is also used with someone who is very intimate to the speaker such as friend, mother, and God.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| You<\/td>\n | \u0924\u0941\u092e<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0924\u0941\u092e<\/span> is used for someone who is of the same age group, and same socio-economic class.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| You<\/td>\n | \u0906\u092a<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0906\u092a<\/span> is used for someone who is older in age, and higher socio-economic class. It is used for anyone who one wants to show respect.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nForms of Imperative Construction Based on Three Different Forms of \"You<\/em>\"<\/h2>\nThe forms for \"\u0924\u0942<\/span>\" and \"\u0924\u0941\u092e<\/span>\" are used for instruction, and command. Whereas, the form for \"\u0906\u092a<\/span>\" is used for request.\n\n\n\nVerbs<\/strong><\/th>\n\"\u0924\u0942<\/span> \"<\/strong>\n\nDrop the -\u0928\u093e<\/span> part of the verb<\/strong><\/th>\n\"\u0924\u0941\u092e<\/span>\" <\/strong>\n\nDrop the -\u0928\u093e<\/span> part and add \"\u0913<\/span>\" <\/strong><\/th>\n\"\u0906\u092a<\/span>\" <\/strong>\n\nDrop the -\u0928\u093e<\/span> part and add \"\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span>\" <\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e<\/span> \"To eat\"<\/td>\n | \u0916\u093e<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0916\u093e\u0913<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0916\u093e\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e<\/span> \"To go\"<\/td>\n | \u091c\u093e<\/span><\/td>\n | \u091c\u093e\u0913<\/span><\/td>\n | \u091c\u093e\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u0906\u0928\u093e<\/span> \"To come\"<\/td>\n | \u0906<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0906\u0913<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0906\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0928\u093e<\/span> \"To read\/study\"<\/td>\n | \u092a\u0922\u093c<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092a\u0922\u093c\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092a\u0922\u093c\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u0932\u093f\u0916\u0928\u093e<\/span> \"To write\"<\/td>\n | \u0932\u093f\u0916<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0932\u093f\u0916\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0932\u093f\u0916\u093f\u090f<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u0938\u094b\u0928\u093e<\/span> \"To sleep\"<\/td>\n | \u0938\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0938\u094b\u0913<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0938\u094b\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u092c\u094b\u0932\u0928\u093e<\/span> \"To speak\"<\/td>\n | \u092c\u094b\u0932<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092c\u094b\u0932\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092c\u094b\u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u0938\u0941\u0928\u0928\u093e<\/span> \"To listen\"<\/td>\n | \u0938\u0941\u0928<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0938\u0941\u0928\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u092c\u0948\u0920\u0928\u093e<\/span> \"To sit\"<\/td>\n | \u092c\u0948\u0920<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092c\u0948\u0920\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092c\u0948\u0920\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u093e<\/span> \"To make\"<\/td>\n | \u092c\u0928\u093e<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0913<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nSome Irregular Imperative Forms<\/h3>\n\n\n\nVerbs<\/strong><\/th>\n\"\u0924\u0942<\/span> \"<\/strong><\/th>\n\"\u0924\u0941\u092e<\/span>\" <\/strong><\/th>\n\"\u0906\u092a<\/span>\" <\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e<\/span> \"To do\"<\/td>\n | \u0915\u0930<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0915\u0930\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0915\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u0932\u0947\u0928\u093e<\/span> \"To take\"<\/td>\n | \u0932\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0932\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0932\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u0926\u0947\u0928\u093e<\/span> \"To give\"<\/td>\n | \u0926\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0926\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0926\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u092a\u0940\u0928\u093e<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092a\u0940<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092a\u093f\u092f\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092a\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nGiving Instruction and Command<\/h2>\nTo give instruction and command, in Hindi, \"\u0924\u0942<\/span>\" and \"\u0924\u0941\u092e<\/span>\" forms of the verb are used.\n\nFor example:\n\n \t- \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0906\/\u0906\u0913<\/span> \"Come here.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u0918\u0930 \u091c\u093e\/\u091c\u093e\u0913<\/span> \"Go home.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0932\u093e\/\u0932\u093e\u0913<\/span> \"Bring my book.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u092e\u0941\u091d \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0930\/\u0915\u0930\u094b<\/span> \"Talk to me.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u091c\u0949\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0930 \u092c\u0947\u091a\/\u092c\u0947\u091a\u094b<\/span> \"Sell your car to John.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Making Requests<\/h2>\nTo make request, in Hindi, \"\u0906\u092a<\/span>\" form of the verb is used.\n\nFor example:\n\n \t- \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0906\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please come here.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u0918\u0930 \u091c\u093e\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please go home.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0932\u093e\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please bring my book.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u092e\u0941\u091d \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please talk to me.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u091c\u0949\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0930 \u092c\u0947\u091a\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please sell your car to John.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nUse of \u091c\u093c\u0930\u093e\/\u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e<\/span>\n\nIn Hindi, formal imperatives do not necessarily imply \u201cplease.<\/em>\u201d Just as in any language, the tone of voice, context, and personal relationships affect politeness.\n\nThe adverb \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e<\/span> (please), \u091c\u093c\u0930\u093e<\/span> (just, a little<\/em>) is used to make a command milder\/extra polite.\n\nFor example:\n
\n \t- \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e\/\u091c\u093c\u0930\u093e \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0906\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please come here.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e\/\u091c\u093c\u0930\u093e \u0918\u0930 \u091c\u093e\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please go home.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e\/\u091c\u093c\u0930\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0932\u093e\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please bring my book.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e\/\u091c\u093c\u0930\u093e \u092e\u0941\u091d \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please talk to me.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e\/\u091c\u093c\u0930\u093e \u091c\u0949\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0930 \u092c\u0947\u091a\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please sell your car to John.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Negation of Imperative Construction<\/h2>\nIn order to make negative imperative, command, and making negative request, in Hindi, words like \"\u0928<\/span>\" and \"\u092e\u0924<\/span>\" can be used.\n\nFor example\n\n \t- \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0928\/\u092e\u0924 \u0906\/\u0906\u0913<\/span> \"Do not come here.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u0918\u0930 \u0928\/\u092e\u0924 \u091c\u093e\/\u091c\u093e\u0913<\/span> \"Do not go home.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u0928\/\u092e\u0924 \u0932\u093e\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please do not bring my book.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u092e\u0941\u091d \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0928\/\u092e\u0924 \u0915\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please do not talk to me.\"<\/li>\n \t
- \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e\/\u091c\u093c\u0930\u093e \u091c\u0949\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0928\/\u092e\u0924 \u092c\u0947\u091a\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please do not sell your car to John.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nNote:<\/strong> Use of \"\u0928<\/span>\" post verb place in an imperative construction will make it request, and not a negative sentence.\n\nFor example:\n
\n\n\n| \"\u0928<\/span>\" before verb for negation<\/th>\n | \"\u0928<\/span>\" after verb for request<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0928 \u0906\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please do not come here.\"<\/td>\n | \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0906\u0907\u092f\u0947 \u0928<\/span> \"Please come here.\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u092e\u0941\u091d \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0928 \u0915\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please do not talk to me.\"<\/td>\n | \u092e\u0941\u091d \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u0928<\/span> \"Please talk to me.\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0928 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span> \"Please do not listen to me.\"<\/td>\n | \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u0928<\/span> \"Please listen to me\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nActivities<\/h2>\n\n \t- Please write ten sentences of instructions and ask your friend to enact them, and vice-versa.<\/li>\n \t
- Make a list of ten things that you want your parents to do for you. Please use \"\u0906\u092a<\/span>\" form of the imperative construction.<\/li>\n \t
- Please choose the correct form of the pronoun \"You.\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[h5p id=\"96\"]\n
\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 !<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","rendered":"Imperative Construction Video<\/h2>\nInstructor Video: Imperative Construction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nImperative sentences are sentences that express request, commands, order, instruction, etc. Like in English, Subject “You” is dropped. However, unlike English, Hindi has three different forms of the pronoun \u2018You,\u2019 which are used in three different sociocultural contexts, as explained below.<\/p>\n \n\n\nEnglish<\/strong><\/th>\nHindi<\/strong><\/th>\nUses <\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n| You<\/td>\n | \u0924\u0942<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0924\u0942<\/span> is used for someone who is younger in age, lower socio-economic class. It is also used with someone who is very intimate to the speaker such as friend, mother, and God.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| You<\/td>\n | \u0924\u0941\u092e<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0924\u0941\u092e<\/span> is used for someone who is of the same age group, and same socio-economic class.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| You<\/td>\n | \u0906\u092a<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0906\u092a<\/span> is used for someone who is older in age, and higher socio-economic class. It is used for anyone who one wants to show respect.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nForms of Imperative Construction Based on Three Different Forms of “You<\/em>“<\/h2>\nThe forms for “\u0924\u0942<\/span>” and “\u0924\u0941\u092e<\/span>” are used for instruction, and command. Whereas, the form for “\u0906\u092a<\/span>” is used for request.<\/p>\n\n\n\nVerbs<\/strong><\/th>\n| “\u0924\u0942<\/span> “<\/strong><\/p>\n Drop the –\u0928\u093e<\/span> part of the verb<\/strong><\/th>\n| “\u0924\u0941\u092e<\/span>” <\/strong><\/p>\n Drop the –\u0928\u093e<\/span> part and add “\u0913<\/span>” <\/strong><\/th>\n| “\u0906\u092a<\/span>” <\/strong><\/p>\n Drop the –\u0928\u093e<\/span> part and add “\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span>” <\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e<\/span> “To eat”<\/td>\n | \u0916\u093e<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0916\u093e\u0913<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0916\u093e\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e<\/span> “To go”<\/td>\n | \u091c\u093e<\/span><\/td>\n | \u091c\u093e\u0913<\/span><\/td>\n | \u091c\u093e\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u0906\u0928\u093e<\/span> “To come”<\/td>\n | \u0906<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0906\u0913<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0906\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0928\u093e<\/span> “To read\/study”<\/td>\n | \u092a\u0922\u093c<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092a\u0922\u093c\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092a\u0922\u093c\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u0932\u093f\u0916\u0928\u093e<\/span> “To write”<\/td>\n | \u0932\u093f\u0916<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0932\u093f\u0916\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0932\u093f\u0916\u093f\u090f<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u0938\u094b\u0928\u093e<\/span> “To sleep”<\/td>\n | \u0938\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0938\u094b\u0913<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0938\u094b\u0907\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u092c\u094b\u0932\u0928\u093e<\/span> “To speak”<\/td>\n | \u092c\u094b\u0932<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092c\u094b\u0932\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u092c\u094b\u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u0938\u0941\u0928\u0928\u093e<\/span> “To listen”<\/td>\n | \u0938\u0941\u0928<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0938\u0941\u0928\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n | \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |