Request / Command / Prohibition
Imperative
Request
Command
Prohibition
What do we want the other person to do?
core
basic
Speaker stance
अर्थ
A speech act that asks, tells, invites, warns, orders, suggests, or forbids someone to do something.
हे कसे ओळखावे
Ask whether the speaker is trying to make the listener act or stop acting.
उदाहरणे
शब्द
please|don't|let's|could you|must not
वाक्यांश
please sit down|don't touch it|could you help
वाक्य
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.
भाषेनुसार आढावा
आपल्या भाषेत
Arabic (Modern Standard)
उपस्थिती
strong
महत्त्व
Commands use imperative forms, while prohibitions often use لا plus jussive; politeness adds request phrases.
افتح الباب من فضلك.
Open the door, please.
शिकत असलेल्या भाषेत
Bengali (standard)
उपस्थिती
strong
कठीणता
Commands and requests vary strongly by verb form and politeness level.
দয়া করে বসুন।
Please sit.
शिकणाऱ्यांना येणारी सामान्य अडचण
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.