Request / Command / Prohibition
Imperative
Request
Command
Prohibition
What do we want the other person to do?
core
basic
Speaker stance
Betydning
A speech act that asks, tells, invites, warns, orders, suggests, or forbids someone to do something.
Slik kjenner du det igjen
Ask whether the speaker is trying to make the listener act or stop acting.
Eksempler
Ord
please|don't|let's|could you|must not
Fraser
please sit down|don't touch it|could you help
Setning
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.
Språkoversikt
På språket ditt
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Markering
strong
Viktighet
Commands use imperative forms, while prohibitions often use لا plus jussive; politeness adds request phrases.
افتح الباب من فضلك.
Open the door, please.
På språket du lærer
Bengali (standard)
Markering
strong
Vanskelighetsgrad
Commands and requests vary strongly by verb form and politeness level.
দয়া করে বসুন।
Please sit.
Typisk utfordring for deg
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.