1. Alltagsleben Treffpunkt Deutsch Sixth Edition
Kapitel 4
Alltagsleben
Treffpunkt Deutsch
Sixth Edition

2. Imperative The imperative form of the verb in German:
Expresses commands
Makes requests
Gives advice
There are 3 imperative forms in German:
Sie du
ihr
wir? Deutsch im Blick:

3. Imperative If using the verb kommen, the 4 imperative forms would be:
kommen Sie!
komm!
kommt!
kommen wir
Note: all imperative forms end with an exclamation mark!
Come!

4. Sie-imperative The Sie-imperative: imperative form of verb + Sie
Kommen Sie
Gehen Sie!
With separable-prefix verbs: i.e. ausgehen
Gehen Sie aus!
The verb sein is irregular:
Seien Sie ruhig!

5. Ihr-imperative
The ihr-imperative is the ihr conjugation form of the verb without the pronoun (unlike the Sie-imperative which requires the pronoun)
Kommt schnell!
Esst euer Abendessen!
Seid ruhig!
With separable-prefix verbs: mitbringen
Bringt kalte Getränke mit!

6. Du-Imperative The du-imperative is simply the stem of the verb
kommen  komm!
machen  mach!
trinken  trink!
verbs with e  i or e  ie stem-changes in 2nd/3rd person use the stem-change for the du-imperative
lesen  lies!
sprechen  sprich!
Verbs with a  ä or au  äu stem changes in 2nd/3rd person DROP the umlaut for the du-imperative
laufen  lauf!
lassen  lass!
verbs with stems ending in –d/-t add an –e
finden  finde!
The verb sein  sei is irregular in the du-imperative

7. Imperative Versuchen wir es! Let’s try Let’s read this. (ihr)
Let’s read this (du)
Run Lola, run!
Always brush your teeth after dinner.
Write down what I tell you
Download the Powerpoint presentation
Do not copy.
Do not use the help of a German native speaker
Please change ( your clothes) before you to go the theater.
Comb your hair before you come to class.
Please be quiet!
The verb sein  sei is irregular in the du-imperative