The imperative is a German verb mode that is used to express a command or a request. For instance "Mach die Tür auf!" (Open the door). Here "Mach" is the 2.ps.sg. imperative mode of "machen".
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Imperative for "vergessen:" does it need an object?
Duolingo marked me wrong for saying "Vergiss es nicht, deinen Reisepass zu holen." Is this because the "es" is redundant because the Nebensatz acts as an object?
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difference between "sei vorsichtig" and "pass auf dich auf"?
Could someone please explain what these two expressions mean? In which circumstances have they usages?
A truck comes over me on a road. In that case would someone call me like following:
Pass auf dich auf!
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Imperative: Verb at the start versus at the end
Whatever book you had open about German grammar, they had always tell you to form the imperative with the verb at the beginning. However, if you turn on some German TV for example, you had often hear phrases like
'Jetzt sparen'
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'30 Tage…
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Is there a mood difference between the two singular imperative forms?
In German the additional -e is optional in the singular imperative, say: probier! vs. probiere!
Is there a full-on mood difference here or is it just a small matter of taste and nuance?
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How do I use the verb(s) fallen lassen ("to drop") in the informal singular imperative?
My step-father and I have a long-standing joke in which I will tell him "don't drop the soap" (because he's in prison). I'm writing him a letter and I want to say this in German. I have two German textbooks, but they aren't very helpful in this…
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Imperativ mit Ihr/euch
In the children’s song die Wanze I found “Seht euch mal die Wanze an” and it left me confused. According to what I learned, the imperative has three forms: du, ihr und Sie. What about “Seht euch … an” or “Ruht euch aus”?
Auf der Mauer, auf der…
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Meaning of: "Bitte, erinnere mich an … "
In imperative:
Erinnere mich an die Arbeit!
There I am telling some one (du) to remind me.
Erinnerst du mich an die Arbeit!
-st and du being out it should be:
Erinner mich an die Arbeit!
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