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Giving Commands Komm mit! 2 Kapitel 2 Zweite Stufe Formal Commands When you address one OR several people in a formal manner, you use the formal command form. • •The verb takes the -en ending that would normally be used in the “Sie/sie” form. •The pronoun “Sie” or “sie” is always placed immediately after the verb. Formal Commands cont… • zum Beispiel: Take the book! Nehmen Sie das Buch! Buy it! Kaufen Sie es! Read it! Lesen Sie! Familiar Command: Du The “du” command is used when you are on a familiar basis with someone. • •The -st ending is removed from the conjugated verb in the “du” form, which leaves the stem of the verb. •“Du” is not used in the command; only the verb itself is used. Familiar Command: Du, cont… • zum Beispiel: Take the book! Come! Go! Drink! Buy it! Nimm das Buch! Komm! Geh! Trink! Kauf es! Familiar Command: Du, cont… Side Notes: • Verbs that end in a -t or -d, or a consonant cluster like -fn, retain the additional “e” that was added to help in pronunciation. zum Beispiel: Answer! Speak! Open! Antworte! Rede! Öffne! Familiar Command: Du, cont… Side Notes: • Stem Changing Verbs: Verbs that have a vowel change from ei or ie retain this change in the command form. zum Beispiel: Eat! Iss! Give! Gib! Look! Sieh! Familiar Command: Du, cont… Side Notes: • Stem Changing Verbs: Verbs whose stem vowel changes from aä do not keep the change in the command form! zum Beispiel: Drive! Fahr! Run! Lauf! Familiar Command: Ihr When you address several people with whom you are on a “du” basis, you will use the “ihr” command. • •The “ihr” command follows the exact same form as the “ihr” conjugation, but leaves off the personal pronoun. •This is the easiest form of the commands! Familiar Command: Ihr, cont… • zum Beispiel: Study! Learnt! Answer! Antwortet! Buy it! Kauft es! English Commands beginning with “Let’s…” •Similar to the “Sie” command. The conjugated verb is used and the personal pronoun, “wir”, immediately follows the verb. •Zum Beispiel: Let’s speak German! Sprechen wir Deutsch! Let’s go home! Gehen wir nach Hause! Command forms of SEIN The command forms of “sein” are slightly irregular. The “Sie” and “wir” forms are different than you would expect. The command forms of “be!” are: -Formal: Seien Sie! -Du: Sei! -Ihr: Seid! -Wir: Seien wir! Command forms of SEIN: Practice 1. 2. 3. 4. Be nice! (you) Don’t be angry! (formal) Ya’ll shouldn’t be hungry! Let’s be happy! (wir) Command forms of SEIN: Practice Antworten: Be nice! (you) Sei nett! Don’t be angry! (formal) Seien Sie nicht bose! Ya’ll shouldn’t be hungry! Seid nicht hungrig! Let’s be happy! (wir) Seien wir glucklich! Separable-Prefix Verbs: If there is a separable prefix attached to the verb, it functions in the NORMAL manner and appears after the command form. This holds true for all command forms (Sie, ihr, du, wir). Zum Beispiel: Steh auf! Stand up! Kommen Sie bitte mit! Come along, please! PRACTICE! YAY!!! Translate the following commands into German: 1. Frau Schmidt, write me! 2. Helga, write me! 3. Children, write me! 4. Let’s write Lisa! PRACTICE! YAY!!! Answers: 1. Frau Schmidt, write me! Frau Schmidt, schreiben Sie mir! 2. Helga, write me! Helga, schreib mir! 3. Children, write me! Kinder, schreibt mir! 4. Let’s write Lisa! Schreiben wir Lisa!
