Lesson 11 - The imperative - Part 1 (Singular Only) Flashcards
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
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
Rule:
beh (boh) + verb stem
Negative:
nah + verb stem
Exceptions:
to be (boodan)
to have (daashtan)
Exceptions:
to be (boodan)
to have (daashtan)
to be (boodan) = baash/nabaash
to have (daashtan) = daashte baash/ nadaashte baash
Examples:
Be happy
Don’t be sad
Be ready by 8
Love me
Don’t love me
Be happy = khoshhaal baash
Don’t be sad = naaraahat nabaash
Be ready by 8 = saat 8 aamaade baash
Love me = doostam daashte baash
Don’t love me = doostesh nadaashte baash
General Rule:
be (bo)/na + Verb Stem
Verb: to do (kardan)
Stem: kon
(bo)kon
nakon
Examples:
Do more sport
Turn on the light
Don’t open the door
Play please
Clean your room
Do more sport = bishtar (more) varzesh (sport) kon
Turn on the light = cheraagho (light) roshan (turn on) kon
Don’t open the door (negative) = dar ro baz nakon
(open=baz kardan)
Play please = bazi (play) kon lotfan
Clean your room = otaagheto tamiz kon
be (bo)/na + Verb Stem
Verb: to go (raftan)
Stem: r (pronounced reh)
boro
naro
Examples:
Don’t go out
Get out of here
Go shopping please
Examples:
Don’t go out = naro biroon
Get out of here = az injaa boro
Go shopping please = boro kharid lotfan
be (bo)/ na + Verb Stem
Verb: to see (didan)
Stem: bin
bebin
nabin
Examples:
See what I say
Look at him
Watch films
Don’t watch much TV
Examples:
See what I say = bebin chi migam
Look at him = oono bebin
Watch films = film bebin
Don’t watch much TV = kheili Telvision nabin
be (bo)/ na + Verb Stem
Verb: to eat (khordan)
Stem: khor
bokhor
nakhor
Examples:
Eat your food
Don’t eat much chocolate
Drink a lot of water
Eat slowly
Examples:
Eat your food = ghazaato (your food) bokhor
Don’t eat much chocolate = kheili shokolaat nakhor
Drink a lot of water = aab ziaad bokhor
Eat slowly = aaroom bokhor
be (bo) / na + Verb Stem
Verb: to sleep (khaabidan)
Stem: khaab
bekhaab
nakhaab
Examples:
Sleep early
Don’t sleep late
You are tired, go to bed
Examples:
Sleep early = zood bekhaab
Don’t sleep late = dir nakhaab
You are tired, go to bed = khasteii, boro bekhaab
be (bo) / na + Verb Stem
Verb: to say/tell (goftan)
Stem: g (gooy)
begoo
nagoo
