Creating the
imperative in Arabic is easy --
Get the imperative from
the
infinitive without 'to':
Infinitive --> imperative
to go
--> go!
to sit --> sit!
to eat --> eat!
Get the
imperative from the
second person.
you =
inta, inti, and intu(um) -- singular and plural
|
1st
person |
I/we |
|
2nd
person |
you |
|
3rd
person |
he/she/they |
The second person
lets people talk face-to-face.
Skip (not really necessary)
Note: Unless the verb has a
damma in
the middle radical, in the indicative, the
alif
carries a
kasra in the imperative.
The last of the three examples
below (0-3) does demonstrate a middle radical with a
damma.
View from right to left past tense, present tense, and
imperative mood:
|
0-1
0-2
0-3
|
رَجَعَ --- يَرْجِعُ --- اِرْجِعْ
سَمَعَ --- يَسْمَعُ --- اِسْمَع
كَتَبَ --- يَكْتُبُ
---
اُكْتُبْ |
End
of skip section.
|
MSA/Classical has a dual and
plural
feminine
imperative
as well
(dual f. /dual m.). |
NOTE (See below for
daxal):
1. An
alif
is added with no
hamza
for the
imperative.
2. The
alif
carries a
kasra
in the imperative.
Imperative for the verb
daxal
(he entered).
|
Example |
| |
أنا
ana
(no imperative) |
|
إحنا
iHna
(no imperative) |
|
أنْتَ تَدْخُلُ
إنْتَ تِدْخُلْ
1
inta tidkhul |
|
اُدْخُلْ
اِدْخُلْ
id/khul
Enter! |
|
أنْتُمْ تَدْخُلونَ
إنْتُمْ تِدْخُلوا
2
intu
tidkhulu (m.) |
|
اُدْخُلوا
اِدْخُلـُوا
id/khu/lu
Enter! |
3
|
أنْتِ
تَدْخُلينَ |
|
اُدْخُلي
Enter! |
2-1
|
أنْتُما تَدْخُلانِ |
|
اُدْخُلا
Enter! |
3-1
|
إنْتِ تِدْخُلي
3
inti
tidkhuli |
|
اِدْخُلـي
id/khu/li
Enter! |
|
|
|
|
|
أنْتُنَّ
تَدْخُلْنَ |
|
اُدْخُلْنَ
Enter! |
|
|
|
|
| |
هو
howwa (no imperative)
|
|
هم
homma (no imperative) |
| |
هي
hiyya (no imperative) |
|
|
 |
Keep on going! You're almost there. |
GAME: Egyptian Colloquial
GAME:
MSA/Classical
GAME:
Arabic using English
