Request / Command / Prohibition
Imperative
Request
Command
Prohibition
What do we want the other person to do?
core
basic
Speaker stance
Kahulugan
A speech act that asks, tells, invites, warns, orders, suggests, or forbids someone to do something.
Paano ito matukoy
Ask whether the speaker is trying to make the listener act or stop acting.
Mga halimbawa
Mga salita
please|don't|let's|could you|must not
Mga parirala
please sit down|don't touch it|could you help
Pangungusap
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.
Pagsusuri ayon sa wika
Sa iyong wika
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Paglitaw
strong
Kahalagahan
Commands use imperative forms, while prohibitions often use لا plus jussive; politeness adds request phrases.
افتح الباب من فضلك.
Open the door, please.
Sa wikang pinag-aaralan
Bengali (standard)
Paglitaw
strong
Antas ng hirap
Commands and requests vary strongly by verb form and politeness level.
দয়া করে বসুন।
Please sit.
Karaniwang hamon ng mag-aaral
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.