The imperative paradigm is not restricted to a present addressee. The third person requests an absent person to act, the second person directly instructs an addressee, and the first person can express a resolve or exhortation involving oneself.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
لِيَفْعَلْlet him do.
اِفْعَلْdo! (one male).
لِأَفْعَلْlet me do.
لِنَفْعَلْlet us do.
The paradigm has six third-person slots, six second-person slots and two first-person slots: fourteen positions in all.
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The Imperative: Active and Passive Paradigms and Formation Rules
The imperative paradigm is not restricted to a present addressee. The third person requests an absent person to act, the second person directly instructs an addressee, and the first person can express a resolve or exhortation involving oneself.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
لِيَفْعَلْlet him do.
اِفْعَلْdo! (one male).
لِأَفْعَلْlet me do.
لِنَفْعَلْlet us do.
The paradigm has six third-person slots, six second-person slots and two first-person slots: fourteen positions in all.