आलू धोइए।

धोइए is a polite imperative form of the verb धोना (to wash).

It is the form you use when speaking respectfully, usually to आप. So the implied subject here is आप.

Compare:

• धो — very informal, used with तू
• धोओ — informal, used with तुम
• धोइए — polite/respectful, used with आप

So this sentence is a respectful instruction or request.

In Hindi, as in English, commands often leave out the subject because it is understood.

So आलू धोइए। really means something like:

• आप आलू धोइए।

But Hindi usually drops आप unless it is needed for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

It can be either singular or plural, depending on context.

That is because आलू has the same form in the direct singular and direct plural:

• एक आलू — one potato
• आलू — potato / potatoes

So आलू धोइए। could mean wash the potato or wash the potatoes, depending on the situation.

Because धोइए is an imperative form, and here it is tied to the person being addressed—the understood आप—not to the object आलू.

So whether the object is one potato or several potatoes, the verb stays:

• आलू धोइए।

The form does not change for the gender or number of the thing being washed.

Because in Hindi, direct objects—especially inanimate things like potatoes—are often used without को.

So:

• आलू धोइए। — the normal, neutral way

You may sometimes hear आलू को धोइए, but that is less neutral and can sound more marked, contrastive, or context-specific.

For a basic instruction, आलू धोइए is the natural form.

A simple approximation is:

• आलू → aa-loo
• धोइए → dho-ee-ye or dho-i-ye

A few pronunciation notes:

• ध is an aspirated dh sound, not a plain English d
• धो sounds like dho
• इए is pronounced as two close vowels/glides, giving -iye

So the whole sentence is roughly:

• aa-loo dho-i-ye

Very often, yes.

The polite imperative धोइए already sounds respectful, so it can naturally carry a please feeling in English.

If you want to sound even more polite, you can add words like:

• कृपया आलू धोइए। — please wash the potatoes
• ज़रा आलू धोइए। — please just wash the potatoes / do wash the potatoes

But आलू धोइए। by itself is already polite.

Yes, but that changes the level of politeness.

Here are the main possibilities:

• आलू धो। — very informal, with तू
• आलू धोओ। — informal, with तुम
• आलू धोइए। — polite/respectful, with आप

So the version in your sentence is the respectful one.

The dictionary form is धोना, which means to wash.

A useful way to think about it:

• dictionary form: धोना
• remove -ना → धो-
• add the polite imperative ending → धोइए

So धोइए is built from the verb धोना.

Both spellings are seen, but धोइए is a common standard spelling.

The ending represents the polite imperative sound -iye after the stem धो-.

So:

• धो + इए → धोइए

You may also come across धोइये in real-world writing. Learners should recognize both, but धोइए is a good standard form to learn first.