احْفَظُوا الْكُتُبَ.
Protect the books.
أَنْتُمْ تَحْفَظُونَ الْكُتُبَ.
You protect the books.
The first is a directive speech act, requesting conduct. The second is a declarative assertion that can be assessed as true or false. Guidance for students and a report of accomplished conduct call for different forms.
The social force of an imperative may vary with context: command, advice or request. Its morphology alone does not establish the precise interpersonal force in every situation.
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Supplementary Practice 11: Report, Objection-Reply and Instruction
احْفَظُوا الْكُتُبَ.
Protect the books.
أَنْتُمْ تَحْفَظُونَ الْكُتُبَ.
You protect the books.
The first is a directive speech act, requesting conduct. The second is a declarative assertion that can be assessed as true or false. Guidance for students and a report of accomplished conduct call for different forms.
The social force of an imperative may vary with context: command, advice or request. Its morphology alone does not establish the precise interpersonal force in every situation.