Modern Hindi Grammar - Indian Institute of Language Studies (IILS)

4. SYNTAX

1.

Sg non hon Pl non-hon Pl/hon
(tU tu:) (tuma tum) (Aap a:p)
pZ, pZ,ao piZe,
parh read parho parhiye Please read.
ilaK ilaKao ilaiKe
likh write likho likhiye Please write.
laa laaAao laa[e
la: bring la:o la:iye Please bring.
Ka KaAao Ka[e
kha: eat kha:o kha:iye Please eat.
pI ipAao pIijae
pi: drink piyo pi:jiye Please drink.
lao laao laIijae
le take lo li:jiye Please take.

The polite markers jaI ji:, saahba sa:hab, and ijanaaba jina:b can be added
to the honorific imperative forms.

1a. Polite pl./hon. sg.
piZe jaI parhiye ji:/ saahba sa:hab/ ijanaaba jina:b Please read.
ilaiKe jaI likhiye ji:/ saahba sa:hab/ ijanaaba jina:b Please write.
laa[e jaI la:iye ji:/ saahba sa:hab/ ijanaaba jina:b Please bring.
Ka[e jaI kha:iye ji:/ saahba sa:hab/ ijanaaba jina:b Please eat.
pIijae jaI pi:jiye ji:/ saahba sa:hab/ ijanaaba jina:b Please drink.
laIijae jaI li:jiye ji:/ saahba sa:hab/ ijanaaba jina:b Please take.

With an object, the order will be as follows:

1b. Aap iktaba piZe.
a:p kita:b parhiye.
you book read-pl
Please read the book.

4.3.5.2. Prohibitive Imperatives

Prohibitive imperatives are formed by adding the negative particle
mat don’t in the pre verbal position.