Lesson 22 of 69 · A1, Unit 5: Out and about
Commands: Komm! Kommen Sie! Kommt!
German has three command forms, one for each 'you'. For du, use the verb stem without du and usually without -st: Komm! Mach! Warte! For ihr, use the normal ihr form without ihr: Kommt! Macht! For Sie, keep Sie but put the verb first: Kommen Sie!
Verbs that change e to i or ie in the du form keep that change in the command — geben → Gib!, nehmen → Nimm!, lesen → Lies! — but verbs that change a to ä don't: fahren → Fahr!, schlafen → Schlaf! Add bitte or mal to soften any command.
By the end you can:
- give instructions with the du, ihr and Sie forms
- handle the e→i verbs (Gib! Nimm! Lies!) and sein (Sei! Seid! Seien Sie!)
- soften a command with bitte and mal
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