Request / Command / Prohibition
Imperative
Request
Command
Prohibition
What do we want the other person to do?
core
basic
Speaker stance
Anlamı
A speech act that asks, tells, invites, warns, orders, suggests, or forbids someone to do something.
Nasıl fark edilir?
Ask whether the speaker is trying to make the listener act or stop acting.
Örnekler
Kelimeler
please|don't|let's|could you|must not
İfadeler
please sit down|don't touch it|could you help
Cümle
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.
Dil görünümü
Dilinizde
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Belirginlik
strong
Önem
Commands use imperative forms, while prohibitions often use لا plus jussive; politeness adds request phrases.
افتح الباب من فضلك.
Open the door, please.
Öğrendiğiniz dilde
Bengali (standard)
Belirginlik
strong
Zorluk
Commands and requests vary strongly by verb form and politeness level.
দয়া করে বসুন।
Please sit.
Öğrenenlerde yaygın sorun
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.