How about if you want to urge a colleague or friend to do something? You could say:ĭu solltest das machen. Here are a few more examples: Offering Encouragement There are all kinds of circumstances that call for a direction, command or instruction. Then say the same friend goes to cross the road without seeing a car approaching, and you yell “ Watch out!” Again, another “imperative” situation-and one where you won’t want to be casting around for the right verb construction! In that simple sentence, you’ve already used four imperative verb constructions. You might say: “ Cross the road, turn left and go straight ahead for two blocks, then take the next street on the right.” Let’s say you want to give a friend directions to a cafe a few blocks away. Of course, you do this unconsciously in your native language. You might be surprised at the number of situations you’re likely to encounter where you want to react spontaneously and quickly with an imperative expression. (Download) Situations Where You’ll Find the Imperative to Be…Imperative!
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This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that youĬlick here to get a copy. The fact is, the German language is often simply more direct than English in many respects, and you’ll find the imperative form is used often in conversation. It can be tricky for native English speakers to get comfortable using the German imperative, unless speaking to children (or dogs!) for fear of seeming rude.
Okay, so German may not be the classic language of love.īut there is no better language for giving commands.Įven if you don’t have a German Fido around, getting the hang of the imperative verb form is an essential step on your path to German fluency.
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Hammer’s German Grammar offers you a combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage that you will find invaluable, whether a student or a teacher, at intermediate or advanced level.Ģ.7 Measurement phrases: genitive, von or apposition?Ĥ.2 The definite article with abstract and similar nounsĤ.3 The use of articles in generalizationsĤ.4 Articles with geographical and other proper namesĤ.5 The use of articles in time expressionsĥ.5 Indefinites, quantifiers and other determiners and pronounsħ.4 Adverbs of manner, viewpoint, attitude and reasonġ0.2 The simple tenses, the non-finite forms and the imperativeġ0.4 The werden-passive and the sein-passiveġ1.6 English constructions with the ‘-ing’ formġ2.3 The future and future perfect tensesġ2.5 German equivalents for the English progressive tensesġ4 Mood: the imperative and the subjunctiveġ5.1 The modal auxiliaries: form and syntaxġ6.1 Valency, complements and sentence patternsġ8.1 Prepositions governing the accusative caseġ8.2 Prepositions governing the dative caseġ8.3 Prepositions governing the accusative or the dative caseġ8.4 Prepositions governing the genitive caseġ9.1 Clause structure and the position of the verbġ9.2 Initial position in main clause statementsġ9.3 The order of other elements in the sentenceġ9.4 The order of noun and pronoun subject and objectsġ9.8 Elements following the final verbal bracket: the NachfeldĢ0.FebruJust Do It! Your Ultimate Guide to Embracing the German Imperative Praised for its lucid explanations, this new edition explains and clearly distinguishes formal and informal spoken and written usage. list of useful internet resources for students, teachers and all learners of German.
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