Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dasso/ ਦ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Verb Word # ਦੱਸੋ dasso Say it**DUS-so, with a doubled s**Type**Verb**Shahmukhiدَسّو In short Dasso (ਦੱਸੋ) means 'tell' in Punjabi. It is the polite command form of the verb dassna, 'to tell', used with elders, strangers or a group, while the familiar form with a close friend or a child is dass. It comes from Prakrit daṃsei and Sanskrit darśáyati, 'to show'. ## How it's used 1. 1ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦੱਸੋ, ਇਹ ਰਸਤਾ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।Tell me, where does this road go? 2. 2ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਾਂ ਦੱਸੋ।Please tell me your name. 3. 3ਦੱਸੋ, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਕੀ ਕੀਤਾ?Tell me, what did you do yesterday? Show 2 more examples 1. 4ਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੱਸੋ ਕਿ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਠੀਕ ਹੋ।Tell Mother that you are fine. 2. 5ਸੱਚ ਦੱਸੋ, ਡਰੋ ਨਾ।Tell the truth, do not be afraid. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਦੱਸੋ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ 'ਦੱਸੋ' ਜਾਂ 'ਕਹੋ'। ਇਹ ਦੱਸਣਾ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਦਾ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਰੂਪ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਪ੍ਰਾਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਦੰਸੇਇ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਸਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਦਰਸ਼ਯਤਿ ਤੋਂ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ 'ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ'। ਤੂੰ ਨਾਲ 'ਦੱਸ' ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਲਈ 'ਦੱਸੋ ਜੀ' ਜਾਂ 'ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਦੱਸੋ' ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ## What does dasso mean in Punjabi? Dasso (ਦੱਸੋ) means 'tell' in Punjabi. It is the polite way of asking someone to tell you something, used with elders, strangers, or a group, and it comes from the verb dassna, 'to tell'. You will hear it in questions such as 'mainu dasso', tell me, and in requests such as 'apna naam dasso', tell me your name. ## Where does dasso come from? Dasso comes from the verb dassna (ਦੱਸਣਾ), meaning 'to tell', 'to say' or 'to explain'. Wiktionary traces dassna to Prakrit daṃsei and Sanskrit darśáyati, 'to show', from the root dṛś, 'to see'. The link is easy to follow: telling someone something is a way of showing them what you know. The verb's stem is dass, and dasso is the stem with the polite ending o added. ## How do you use dasso politely? Punjabi changes the verb ending to show respect. With tu, the familiar 'you' used for a close friend or a child, the command is the bare stem: dass, tell. With tusi, the polite 'you' used for elders and strangers, and for any group, the command is dasso. For still more respect, add ji after it, as in 'dasso ji', or begin with kirpa karke, 'please', as in 'kirpa karke dasso'. To ask someone not to tell something, put na after the verb: 'na dasso', do not tell. ## What is the difference between dasso and dassna? Dassna is the dictionary form of the verb, the infinitive 'to tell', while dasso is one of its command forms. You use dassna when you talk about telling in general, as in 'mainu dassna hai', I have to tell, and dasso when you ask someone directly to tell you something. The same form dasso also appears in the future and the subjunctive with tusi, as in 'tusi dasso ge', you will tell, so it is worth recognising in more than one place. ## Related words [ਬੋਲਣਾbolnaTo speak; to talk](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/bolna/)[ਸੁਣਨਾsunnaTo hear, to listen, to pay attention](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sunna/)[ਕਿਵੇਂkivenHow; in what way](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kiven/)[ਕੀkiWhat; whether or not](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/ki/)[ਕਰੋkarodo (polite command)](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/karo/) Advertisement Sources (2) 1. [Wiktionary: ਦਸنا (dassṇā); from Prakrit daṃsei, Sanskrit darśáyati 'to show'; meanings to tell, to say, to explain; imperative dass (familiar), dasso (plural/formal); Shahmukhi دَسّݨا](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A7) 2. [Talkpal: How do you give commands in Punjabi? Polite commands add -ਓ to the verb root with ਤੁਸੀਂ; ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ and ਜੀ add respect; ਨਾ after the verb makes a negative command](https://talkpal.ai/culture/how-do-you-give-commands-in-punjabi/) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. [Support](https://jugti.com/support/) ## More words [ਚੰਨchannMoon](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/chann/)[ਕਿੱਦਾਂkiddanhow are you? what's up? 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