der Imperativ

Willkommen

Deutsch II!

Montag 11.1.

Poll

Wie geht es euch heute?

• Wunderbar! :)

• Gut!

• Okay!

• Nicht so gut.

• Schlecht. :(

Open Ended

Aufwärmen!

Give me an English example using the command form with a chore.

E.g. "Do the dishes!"

Multiple Choice

Based on those examples we just went through, where in the sentence does the verb go when using the command form in English?

• First

• Second

• Last

der Imperativ auf Deutsch

• "der Imperativ" is the German grammatical name for the command form.

• It is used to give commands, requests, or advice.

• German, like English, can encode politeness or rudeness based on the form of the imperative you use, so getting it right is important!

Multiple Choice

In the following sentence, select the verb:

Mach deine Hausaufgabe!

• Mach

• deine

• Hausaufgabe

Multiple Choice

In the following sentence, select the verb:

Schreib einen Satz!

• Schreib

• einen

• Satz

Multiple Choice

In the following sentence, select the verb:

Gib mir bitte ein Geschenk!

• Gib

• mir

• bitte

• ein

• Geschenk

Sätze mit dem Du-Imperativ bilden

• Start with the verb in the du-form.

• Drop the du and the -st ending.

• That's all!

ein Beispiel

schreiben

du schreibst

Schreib!

ein Beispiel

singen

du singst

Sing!

unregelmäßige Verben

• Verbs with stems that end in -s, -ss or -z keep those in the imperative.

• Verbs with vowel changes usually keep those in the imperative also.

• e.g. lesen - du liest - lies!

• Verbs with the vowel change a->ä, however, don't keep the vowel change.

• e.g. fahren - du fährst - fahr!

Multiple Choice

What is the du-imperative of the following verb?

Geben

• Geb!

• Gib!

Multiple Choice

What is the du-imperative of the following verb?

sehen

• Seh!

• Sieh!

trennbare Verben

• Separable prefix verbs work quite regularly in the imperative.

• aufmachen - to open

• Du machst (die Tür) auf.

• Mach (die Tür) auf!

Bitte!

• Just as English uses "please" to soften their commands, German uses bitte.

• Bitte can go almost anywhere in a du-command form sentence, as long as it doesn't break up a prepositional phrase.

• Geh bitte nach Hause!

• Geh nach Hause bitte!

Open Ended

Take any verb or verb phrase from your vocabulary list and make it into a du-imperative form.

Poll

How do you feel about the du-imperative in German?

• Super easy!

• Easy.

• Alright.

• A little difficult.

• Very difficult.