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Imperative Sentences (Imperativsatz) 📢

Learn how to form German imperative sentences (commands and requests) for Sie (formal), ihr (plural informal), and du (singular informal), with word order and worked examples for each.

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Sentences Types

  
  Sentences
    ├── 1. Statement
    ├── 2. Imperative
    ├── 3. Question
    ├── 4. Exclamation
  

2. 📢 IMPERATIVE (Imperative)

used to order/ command/ request/ suggest/ advise.

Verb (1st position) + (Object / Info)

  • The word “bitte” (please), to make it more polite can be used anywhere in the sentence.

⚙️ General Rules

  • The subject (du / ihr / Sie / wir) is usually omitted, except for Sie (formal).
    • (du) Lerne Deutsch! —> Learn German!
    • (ihr) Lernt Deutsch! —> Learn German! (to several people)
    • (Sie) Lernen Sie Deutsch! —> Learn German! (formal)
    • (wir) Lernen wir Deutsch! —> Let’s learn German!
PersonWrite Subject?Verb EndingExample
du❌ Nodrop “-st”, sometimes add “-e”Geh! / Arbeite!
ihr❌ Noends with “-t”Kommt!
Sie✅ Yesnormal Sie-formKommen Sie!
wir✅ Yesverb + wirGehen wir! (Let’s go!)

Used with 2nd person only:

1, “Sie” – Formal you

  • You write the word Sie.
  • The verb is conjugated in the Sie-form (like in normal sentences).
  • Object is case changes according to verb

Example

  • Gehen Sie durch Garten
  • prechen Sie bitte langsamer! — Please speak more slowly.

2. “ihr” – You (plural, informal)

  • You do NOT write the word ihr.
  • The verb is conjugated in the ihr-form (ends with -t).

Example

  • Geht durch den Garten! —> Go through the garden.
  • Kommt her! — Come here!
  • Wartet bitte! — Wait, please!

3. “du” – You (singular, informal)

  • You do NOT write the word du.

  • The verb is conjugated in the du-form, but:

  • remove -st from the verb to make it accusative

    • You drop “-st” from the ending.
    • Sometimes you add -e (optional in many verbs).
    • For stem-changing verbs (like fahren → fährst), use the du-form stem without -st.

Example

  • Geh (e) durch den Garten! — Go through the garden!
  • Lern(e) Deutsch! — Learn German!
  • Sprich langsamer! — Speak more slowly! (sprechen → sprichst → sprich)
  • Iss das! — Eat that! (essen → isst → iss)

Examples:

#EnglishduihrSie
1Come tomorrow.Komm morgen!Kommt morgen!Kommen Sie morgen!
2Go soon.Geh bald!Geht bald!Gehen Sie bald!
3Find the book.Finde das Buch!Findet das Buch!Finden Sie das Buch!
4Answer.Antworte!Antwortet!Antworten Sie!
5Complete the table.Ergänze die Tabelle!Ergänzt die Tabelle!Ergänzen Sie die Tabelle!
6Excuse me!Entschuldige!Entschuldigt!Entschuldigen Sie!
7Read the book.Lies das Buch!Lest das Buch!Lesen Sie das Buch!
8Throw the ball.Wirf den Ball!Werft den Ball!Werfen Sie den Ball!
9Give me the money.Gib mir das Geld!Gebt mir das Geld!Geben Sie mir das Geld!
10Take the medicine.Nimm die Medikamente!Nehmt die Medikamente!Nehmen Sie die Medikamente!
11Have patience.Hab Geduld!Habt Geduld!Haben Sie Geduld!
12Be patient.Sei geduldig!Seid geduldig!Seien Sie geduldig!
13Call me.Ruf mich an!Ruft mich an!Rufen Sie mich an!
14Listen.Hör zu!Hört zu!Hören Sie zu!

Next part is Asking Questions which is covered in next blog.

Hitesh Sahu
Written by Hitesh Sahu, a passionate developer and blogger.

Sun Aug 09 2026

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