Request / Command / Prohibition
Imperative
Request
Command
Prohibition
What do we want the other person to do?
core
basic
Speaker stance
Merkitys
A speech act that asks, tells, invites, warns, orders, suggests, or forbids someone to do something.
Näin tunnistat sen
Ask whether the speaker is trying to make the listener act or stop acting.
Esimerkit
Sanat
please|don't|let's|could you|must not
Ilmaukset
please sit down|don't touch it|could you help
Lause
Please close the window.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Speaker wants listener action
SPEAKER ──asks/tells──> YOU
↓
do it / stop it
Please close the window.
Compare shape
Same intention, different shapes: Command: Close the window. Request: Please close... Question: Could you help? Invitation: Let's go. Prohibition: Don't touch it.
Kielinäkymä
Sinun kielessäsi
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Esiintyminen
strong
Tärkeys
Commands use imperative forms, while prohibitions often use لا plus jussive; politeness adds request phrases.
افتح الباب من فضلك.
Open the door, please.
Opiskeltavassa kielessä
Bengali (standard)
Esiintyminen
strong
Vaikeustaso
Commands and requests vary strongly by verb form and politeness level.
দয়া করে বসুন।
Please sit.
Tyypillinen oppijan haaste
Learners may use an imperative that is too familiar or too harsh.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.