Respectful Imperative + گا

A Polite Instruction for a Later Action

Level 5

Respectful instruction + گا → a courteous request.

How It Works

Forms such as کیجیے گا and دیجیے گا make a respectful request. The action often belongs to a later stage: someone arrives first, then sends a message.

This گا stays the same when addressing a woman or several people. It is not the ordinary future ending that changes to گی or گے with gender and number.

Tone and the relationship still matter. The form can soften a request, but no grammatical ending guarantees politeness in every situation.

Examples (4)

  1. مریم، پہنچ کر ہمیں خبر دیجیے گا۔

    Maryam, please let us know when you arrive.

    گا stays unchanged with a female addressee.

  2. کل اصل کاغذات ساتھ لائیے گا۔

    Please bring the original documents tomorrow.

    The request concerns a later action.

  3. فارم بھیجنے سے پہلے پتے کی تصدیق کیجیے گا۔

    Please check the address before sending the form.

    The request fits a particular stage in a process.

  4. واپس آتے ہوئے ہمیں مت بھولیے گا۔

    Please do not forget us when you come back.

    مت makes the respectful request negative.

Common Mistakes

  • Changing request گا to گی for a woman.

    مریم، ذرا سنیے گی۔
    مریم، ذرا سنیے گا۔

    In the intended respectful imperative, گا is fixed. سنیے گی does not form this request.

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Respectful Imperative + گاLevel 5A Polite Instruction for a Later Action

Learn This First

Build the respectful imperative before adding the invariant request گا. Distinguish that invariant گا from ordinary agreeing future endings.