The request: -o and -iye
A request opens with a verb form, and there are two. To the close one say rakho — put it, banao — make it: the ending -o. To the elder, the stranger, the seller — rakhiye, banaiye: the ending -iye, the polite you. For example: “چائے بنائیے، مہربانی” — Brew the tea, please. A rule from the Urdu course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
A request opens with a verb form, and there are two. To the close one say rakho — put it, banao — make it: the ending -o. To the elder, the stranger, the seller — rakhiye, banaiye: the ending -iye, the polite you.
You already know such pairs: do — give, and dijiye — please give; karo — do, and kijiye — please do. The polite form is heard in every second exchange: this language prefers to ask in the you-form altogether.
The ban is built with mat before the same form: mat chhuiye — do not touch, mat rakho — do not put. The familiar meharbani at the end softens the request — without it the phrase reads as an order.
Table
| verb | thou | you (polite) |
|---|---|---|
| رکھنا — to put (rakhna) | رکھو — rakho | رکھیے — rakhiye |
| بنانا — to make (banana) | بناؤ — banao | بنائیے — banaiye |
| دینا — to give (dena) | دو — do | دیجیے — dijiye |
| کرنا — to do (karna) | کرو — karo | کیجیے — kijiye |
| دیکھنا — to look (dekhna) | دیکھو — dekho | دیکھیے — dekhiye |
By example
- چائے بنائیے، مہربانیchai banaiye, meharbaniBrew the tea, please
- یہاں رکھیےyahan rakhiyePut it here, please
- مت چھوئیے، گرم ہےmat chhuiye, garam haiDo not touch — it is hot
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Urdu imperative mood?
A request opens with a verb form, and there are two. To the close one say rakho — put it, banao — make it: the ending -o. To the elder, the stranger, the seller — rakhiye, banaiye: the ending -iye, the polite you.
How to say give me in urdu?
You already know such pairs: do — give, and dijiye — please give; karo — do, and kijiye — please do. The polite form is heard in every second exchange: this language prefers to ask in the you-form altogether.
Do vs dijiye urdu?
You already know such pairs: do — give, and dijiye — please give; karo — do, and kijiye — please do. The polite form is heard in every second exchange: this language prefers to ask in the you-form altogether.
Polite request in urdu?
You already know such pairs: do — give, and dijiye — please give; karo — do, and kijiye — please do. The polite form is heard in every second exchange: this language prefers to ask in the you-form altogether.
What does it look like in a Urdu example sentence?
“چائے بنائیے، مہربانی” (chai banaiye, meharbani) — Brew the tea, please. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.