Verb Stem + -یے (Respectful Command)

Respectful Instructions

Level 1

Use this command form when addressing someone with آپ. Tone and the situation also affect how polite a request sounds.

How It Works

سنیے and بیٹھیے are respectful instructions to listen and sit down.

دروازہ کھولیے asks someone to open the door. The command form comes last.

ذرا دیکھیے asks someone to look. دیکھیے follows the regular pattern from دیکھنا; ذرا can soften the request.

Common irregular forms include کیجیے from کرنا, دیجیے from دینا, and لیجیے from لینا.

Examples (4)

  1. سنیے

    Please listen.

    سنیے is respectful.

  2. بیٹھیے

    Please sit down.

    بیٹھیے addresses the listener respectfully.

  3. دروازہ کھولیے

    Please open the door.

    The respectful command comes last.

  4. ذرا دیکھیے

    Please look.

    دیکھیے follows the regular command pattern; ذرا can soften the request.

How It Connects

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Verb Stem + -یے (Respectful Command)Level 1Respectful Instructions

Learn This First

Identify the stem and recognize that some respectful imperatives are irregular. Choose respectful آپ address.

Learn Next

Patterns that build on this one.