Commands
As we had seen in the very beginning, just saying the verb is giving order to someone.
When speaking with someone he is called with तुम्ही (tumhI ) and the verb is suffixed with आ ( A)
Some verbs which are not ending with “अ”(a); suffixing “आ ( A) will create a bit different form. See below examples of दे(de), पी (pI)
| Command in English | Command in Marathi | Command in Marathi ( with respect ) |
|---|---|---|
| You speak | तू बोल (tU bol ) | तुम्ही बोला(tumhI bolA ) |
| Read it | हे वाच (he vAch ) | हे वाचा (he vAchA ) |
| Do it | हे कर (he kar ) | हे करा (he karA ) |
| You go | तू जा ( tU jA ) | तुम्ही जा ( tumhI jA ) |
| You give | तू दे (tU de) | तुम्ही द्या (tumhI dyA) |
| You drink | तू पी (tU pI ) | तुम्ही प्या (tumhI pyA) |
Negative commands
For normal Verb+ऊ नकोस ( +U nakos )
With respect Verb+ऊ नका (+U nakA )
| Command in English | Command in Marathi | Command in Marathi ( with respect ) |
|---|---|---|
| You do not speak | तू बोलू नकोस (tU bolU nakos) | तुम्ही बोलू नका (tumhI bolU nakA) |
| Do not Read it | हे वाचू नकोस (he vAchU nakos) | हे वाचू नका (he vAchU nakA) |
| Do not do it | हे करू नकोस (he karU nakos) | हे करू नका (he karU nakA) |
| You do not go | तू जाऊ नकोस ( tU jAU nakos) | तुम्ही जाऊ नका ( tumhI jAU nakA) |
Verbs ending with आ ( A) remain as it is when giving commands with respect
You eat -> तुम्ही खा ( tumhI khA )
You go -> तुम्ही जा ( tumhI jA )
Giving commands very formally
In a public function or formal program, the host of the program says “May I request you to to come on the stage”, “May you please inaugurate the project”.
Or on the government forms or other formal applications, we find instructions. “Write your name here”, “Sign here” etc.
These are the cases of giving instructions very formally.
It is discussed in a separate lesson
Giving instructions formally
Some verbs which are not ending with “अ”(a); suffixing “आ ( A) will create a bit different form. I have enlisted a few frequently used verbs and their forms here
| English Verb | Marathi Verb | Command in Marathi | Command in Marathi ( with respect ) | Negative command in Marathi | Negative command in Marathi( with respect ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To become | होणे(hoNe) | हो(ho) | व्हा(vhA) | होऊ नकोस (hoU nakos) | होऊ नका (hoU nakA) |
| To wash | धूणे(dhUNe) | धू(dhU) | धुवा(dhuvA) | धुवू नकोस (dhuvU nakos) | धुवू नका (dhuvU nakA) |
| To drink | पिणे(piNe) | पी(pI) | प्या(pyA) | पिऊ नकोस (piU nakos) | पिऊ नका (piU nakA) |
| To go | जाणे(jANe) | जा(jA) | जा(jA) | जाऊ नकोस (jAU nakos) | जाऊ नका (jAU nakA) |
| To Eat | खाणे(khANe) | खा(khA) | खा(khA) | खाऊ नकोस (khAU nakos) | खाऊ नका (khAU nakA) |
| To give | देणे(deNe) | दे(de) | द्या(dyA) | देऊ नकोस (deU nakos) | देऊ नका (deU nakA) |
| To take | घेणे(gheNe) | घे(ghe) | घ्या(ghyA) | घेऊ नकोस (gheU nakos) | घेऊ नका (gheU nakA) |
| To live | राहणे(rAhaNe) | रहा(rahA) | रहा(rahA) | राहू नकोस (rAhU nakos) | राहू नका (rAhU nakA) |
| To come | येणे(yeNe) | ये(ye) | या(yA) | येऊ नकोस (yeU nakos) | येऊ नका (yeU nakA) |
| To sing | गाणे(gANe) | गा(gA) | गा(gA) | गाऊ नकोस (gAU nakos) | गाऊ नका (gAU nakA) |
| To write | लिहिणे(lihiNe) | लिहा(lihA) | लिहा(lihA) | लिहू नकोस (lihU nakos) | लिहू नका (lihU nakA) |
| To see | पाहणे(pAhaNe) | पहा(pahA) | पहा(pahA) | पाहू नकोस (pAhU nakos) | पाहू नका (pAhU nakA) |
Listen examples in this lesson
Listen examples in this lesson
Exercise
Try creating sentences with different verbs using above rules. Crosscheck them by creating same by “verb forms” feature on https://learnmarathiwithkaushik.com/
