Commands

Commands

A command is a statement requesting somthing to be done. Examples of a command are “Read.” and “Write.” Since comands are always directed towards someone, it is optional to include the person’s name (or a pronoun) before the command.

Respect / Non-respect

In Thamil, commands have 2 forms. The first form (which is just the verb root) is the non-respect form. This form is given to people of the same age or people younger. As previously said, a verb root by itself can be used as a command without respect. The other form of commands are those given with respect.

Forming commands with respect uses the usual rules for adding suffixes.

Examples

• உட்கார் = “Sit.”
• பாருங்கள் = “Look.”
• நீ படி = “You read.”
• நீங்கள் எழுதுங்கள் = “You write.”
• கார்த்திக், அங்கு பேசு = “Karthik, speak there.”
• அப்பா, நீங்கள் சமையுங்கள் = “Father, you cook.”
• இங்கு இருங்கள் = “Stay, be here; sit here.”

Exercises

Give the command with respect form of the verb.

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