نـ + Present Stem: Negative Command
Simple Negative Commands
نرو means do not go, and نروید addresses a group or one person respectfully. Keep the same address choice as in the positive command.
How It Works
Negate the request. برو → نرو changes “Go” to “Do not go.” بخوان → نخوان changes “Read” to “Do not read.” It does not use the ordinary-present prefix نمی to make this basic command.
Keep the address choice. نرو is familiar singular; نروید is plural-shaped or respectful. A polite request can include لطفاً, as in لطفاً در را باز نکنید.
For a compound, the nonverbal element remains: باز کن → باز نکن. Put the negative prefix on the verb, not on the separate word باز.
Learn the known vowel-initial forms. بیا becomes نیا, and بیاور becomes نیاور. The written ی shows why a purely mechanical letter replacement can miss the actual command.
Classical or poetic material also has a prohibitive مـ, as in مگو. Recognize that as a labeled literary form; it is not the beginner default for an everyday Iranian request.
Examples (4)
- نرو.
Do not go.
Familiar singular negative command.
- نخوانید.
Do not read.
Plural-shaped or respectful negative command.
- نیا.
Do not come.
The attested negative counterpart of بیا.
- لطفاً در را باز نکنید.
Please do not open the door.
Negation appears on the light verb, with respectful/plural address.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Negate a basic command with نـ on the verb, preserving familiar or respectful address and known irregular spellings.
Related Patterns
Practice نـ + Present Stem: Negative Command in Bubblegum
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