Polite Imperative....

If, however, you are speaking to someone that you do not know then the direct form is softened by the addition of the suffix -in which is subject to vowel harmony. Then the above examples thus become:


Positive Verb (Polite Form)

Bakın - Look!

Gelin - Come!


Negative Verb (Polite Form)


Bakmayın - Don't look!

Gelmeyin - Don't come!

*This Polite Form is used for addressing one person or a number of people in a group.