Verb Stem + -و (Familiar Command)

Familiar Instructions

Level 1

Use this pattern with a relationship where تم is appropriate, and keep the tone in mind.

How It Works

سنو means listen in familiar address. The same form can address one listener or a group.

بیٹھو means sit down. Use it in a relationship where تم is appropriate.

یہ کتاب پڑھو means read this book. The object comes before the command verb.

آؤ is the familiar command of آنا. Its spelling uses hamza when the ending follows a vowel. Some other common verbs change the stem: لینا has لو, and دینا has دو.

Examples (4)

  1. سنو

    Listen.

    سنو is a familiar command.

  2. بیٹھو

    Sit down.

    بیٹھو addresses a familiar listener.

  3. یہ کتاب پڑھو

    Read this book.

    The object comes before the command verb.

  4. آؤ

    Come.

    آؤ uses the vowel stem آ with the familiar command ending; the spelling includes hamza.

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Verb Stem + -و (Familiar Command)Level 1Familiar Instructions

Learn This First

Identify the verb stem before forming a familiar instruction. Choose تم as the intended level of address.

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Patterns that build on this one.