Lesson 11 - The imperative - Part 1 (Singular Only)

Question 1

Verbs Previously Learnt

To be
To have
To like/love
To do
To go
To see
To eat
To sleep
To sell/tell
To buy
To come
To read
To know
To wash
To understand
To stay
To put
To write
To sit
To take/win
To bring
To lose
To sell
To close

Answer 1

To be = boodan
To have = daashtan
To like/love = doost daashtan
To do = kardan
To go = raftan
To see = didan
To eat = khordan
To sleep = khaabidan
To sell/tell = goftan
To buy = kharidan
To come = omadan
To read = khoondan
To know = doonestan
To wash = shostan
To understand = fahmidan
To stay = moondan
To put = goozaashtan
To write = neveshtan
To sit = neshastan
To take/win = bordan
To bring = avordan
To lose = baakhtan
To sell = forookhtan
To close = bastan

Question 2

Rule:
beh (boh) + verb stem

Negative:
nah + verb stem

Exceptions:
to be (boodan)
to have (daashtan)

Question 3

Exceptions:

to be (boodan)

to have (daashtan)

Answer 3

to be (boodan) = baash/nabaash

to have (daashtan) = daashte baash/ nadaashte baash

Question 4

Examples:

Be happy

Don’t be sad

Be ready by 8

Love me

Don’t love me