Request / Command / Prohibition
Imperative
Request
Command
Prohibition
What do we want the other person to do?
core
basic
Speaker stance
Sens
A speech act that asks, tells, invites, warns, orders, suggests, or forbids someone to do something.
Cum îl recunoști
Ask whether the speaker is trying to make the listener act or stop acting.
Exemple
Cuvinte
please|don't|let's|could you|must not
Expresii
please sit down|don't touch it|could you help
Propoziție
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.
Analiză pe limbă
În limba ta
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Prezență
strong
Importanță
Commands use imperative forms, while prohibitions often use لا plus jussive; politeness adds request phrases.
افتح الباب من فضلك.
Open the door, please.
În limba pe care o înveți
Bengali (standard)
Prezență
strong
Dificultate
Commands and requests vary strongly by verb form and politeness level.
দয়া করে বসুন।
Please sit.
Dificultate frecventă pentru cursanți
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.