Der Imperativ
In the
imperative we have to conjugate verbs just with 3 personal pronouns: du, ihr and Sie
Forming imperative in German is easy however it is not as
easy as it is in English. In German we take the stem of the verb and then add
some ending according to the personal pronoun.
Rule / Regel:
Imperative
of du = Stem of the verb + e (facultative)
Imperative
of ihr = Stem of the verb + t
Imperative of Sie = Stem
of the verb + en + Sie
Example / Beispiel:
Machen
du -> mach(e)!
ihr -> macht!
Sie -> machen Sie!
The verbs, of
which stems end with: -el,
er, -n and –ig, will take the (e)
inevitably when conjugated with the pronoun (du).
Example / Beispiel:
lernen -> lerne!
(inevitably)
-> lernt!
-> lernen
Sie!
The
irregular verbs with (e) must be changed when they are conjugated into the
imperative to an (i) or (ie)
Example / Beispiel:
geben -> gib!
sehen -> sieh!
Exercise 01 / Übung 01:
1-
deine Übung! (machen)
2-
mir Taschengeld! (geben)
3-
die Blumen nicht! (vergessen)
4-
langsamer! (fahren)
5-
nett! (sein)
Exercise 02 / Übung 02: Translate the following sentences into German!
1- Give me
your number! (du)
2- Don’t
forget the dinner! (Sie)
3- Be calm!
(ihr)
4- Go to the
doctor today! (du)
