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Imperative. Deutsch für Anfänger. Imperative. The Imperative is also called the Command form. Steh auf!. Vergiss nicht. Hören Sie gut zu!. M arsch! Halt!. The imperative form is only used with the 2nd person (singular and plural): du, Sie, ihr and with the 1st person plural: Wir.
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Imperative Deutsch für Anfänger
Imperative The Imperative is also called the Command form.
Marsch! Halt!
The imperative form is only used with the 2nd person (singular and plural): du, Sie, ihr and with the 1st person plural: Wir
When the imperative is used with the 2nd person plural wir, it is like a suggestion meaning“Let’s ~” Gehen wir tanzen! Let’s go dancing! Trinken wir auf eurem Wohl! Let’s drink to your health! Hören wir gut zu. Let’s listen closely.
Du- imperative and the stem vowel change verbs geben du gibst Gib uns unser Brot.
Du- imperative and the stem vowel change verbs Nehmen du nimmst NimmdocheinbißchenKäse.
Du- imperative and the stem vowel change verbs Essen du isst Issdochetwas!
The ‘ihr-form’ imperative looks just like the conjugated verb form, but the pronoun is not mentioned. Kinder, nehmteinStückKuchen, esstschnell und gehtdann ins Bett!
The verb sein is irregular. Here are the imperative forms: Sei brav, mein kleines Kind! Seien Sie geduldig, Herr Professor! Seid ruhig, Kinder!
Review: • Name the 4 pronouns that can take an imperative: • Name the singular imperative of to go: • Usually, you can use the infinitive of a _____, drop its ending (the –en or the –n) and get a _________ imperative. For the ________ imperative, you would have to add a _____ • Geben Sie zwei Beispiele (examples): a) _____ • b) _____________
Übersetze (translate)! • Let’s go to the department store! • Swim faster, Klaus! • Listen to the announcements (Mitteilungen), Jens and Uwe! • Take the bus, Mr. and Mrs. Miller!