Lesson 12 - The imperative in Persian (Part 2 - Plural Imperative)

Question 1

Verbs already learnt

To be
To have
To like/love
To do
To go
To see
To eat
To sleep
To say/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

Answer 1

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 say/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 (gozaashtan)
To write (neveshtan)
To sit (neshastan)
To take/win (bordan)
To bring (avordan)
To lose (baakhtan)
To sell (forookhtan)
To close (bastan)

Question 2

Rule:
be (bo) + Verb Stem

Negative:
na + Verb Stem

Plural:
be (bo) + Verb Stem + id (in)
na + Verb Stem + id (in)

Question 3

Last Lesson

Exceptions:
to be (boodan) - baash/ nabaash

to have (daashtan) - daashte baash/ nadaashte baash

Plural:
id/in = suffix

baashid/baashin
nabaashid/nabaashin

daashte baashid/basshin
nadaashte baashid/baashin

Question 4

This lesson = 1 example
Because last lesson’s verbs can be used

Come on (hurry up) guys = zood baashid bachehaa
(zood = to be early/early)
(singular form = zood baash)

Question 5

be (bo) / na + Verb Stem

Verb: to do (kardan)
Stem: kon
(bo)kon
nakon

Plural:
be (bo) + Verb Stem + id (in)
na + Verb Stem + id (in)

(bo)konid/ (bo)konin
nakonid/nakonin

Example:
Don’t be late please = dir nakonid lotfan

single = dir nakon
plural = dir nakonid

• in persian you say ‘make late’

Question 6

be (bo) / na + Verb Stem

Verb: to go (raftan)
Stem: r
boro
naro

Plural:
be (bo) + Verb Stem + id (in)
na + Verb Stem + id (in)

for plural to ‘o’ goes away
berid/berin
narid/narin

Example:
Don’t go out at night = shab biroon narid

singular = shab biroon naro

Question 7

be (bo) / na + Verb Stem

Verb: to see (didan)
Stem: bin
bebin
nabin

Plural:
be (bo) + Verb Stem + id (in)
na + Verb Stem + id (in)

bebinid/bebinin
nabinid/nabinin

Example:
Look friends… = bebinid doostaan…

Question 8

be (bo) / na + Verb Stem

Verb: to eat (khordan)
Stem: khor
bekhor
nakhor

Plural:
be (bo) + Verb Stem + id (in)
na + Verb Stem + id (in)

bekhorid/bokhorin
nakhorid/nakhorin

Example:
Don’t eat much for dinner = shaam ziaad nakhorid

Singular = shaam ziaad nakhor

Question 9

be (bo) / na + Verb Stem

Verb: to sleep (khaabidan)
Stem: khaab
bekhaab
nakhaab

Plural:
be (bo) + Verb Stem + id (in)
na + Verb Stem + id (in)

bekhaabid/ bekhaabin
nakhaabid/nakhaabin

Example:
Sleep early = zood bekhaabid

Singular = zood bekhaab

Question 10

be (bo) / na + Verb Stem

Verb: to say/tell (goftan)
Stem: g(gooy)
begoo
nagoo

Plural:
be (bo) + Verb Stem + id (in)
na + Verb Stem + id (in)

begid/begin
nagid/nagin

Example:
Tell me your name please = esmetoono begid lotfan

Singular = esmetoono begoo lotfan

Question 11

be (bo) / na + Verb Stem

Verb: to buy (kharidan)
Stem: khar
bekhar
nakhar

Plural:
be (bo) + Verb Stem + id (in)
na + Verb Stem + id (in)

bekharid/bekharin
nakharid/nakharin

Example:
Buy the ticket for tomorrow = belite fardaa ro bekharid

Question 12

be (bo) / na + Verb Stem

Verb: to come (omadan)
Stem: aa
biaa
naiaa

Plural:
be (bo) + Verb Stem + id (in)
na + Verb Stem + id (in)

biaaid/biaain
naiaaid/naiaain

Example:
Don’t come late = dir naiaaid

Question 13

be (bo) / na + Verb Stem

Verb: to read (khoondan)
Stem: khoon
bekhoon
nakhoon

Plural:
be (bo) + Verb Stem + id (in)
na + Verb Stem + id (in)

bekhoonid/bekhoonin
nakhoonid/nakhoonin

Example:
Read aloud please = boland bekhoonid lotfan