{"id":111,"date":"2024-01-01T14:32:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/?p=111"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:36:00","slug":"der-imperativ-sie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/der-imperativ-sie\/","title":{"rendered":"Der Imperativ (Sie)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"3\">German Grammar for Beginners: The Polite Imperative (Sie-Form)<\/h2>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Do you want to ask someone for help in Germany? Or maybe a doctor tells you to sit down? In German, we use the <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"111\">Imperativ<\/b> (imperative mood) to give commands, making requests, or giving advice.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Today, we learn the formal and polite form: the <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"48\">Sie-Form<\/b>. You use this with strangers, in shops, or with your boss.<\/p>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"6\">How to Make the Polite Imperative<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Making a polite command in German is very easy! You only need two steps:<\/p>\r\n<ol start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"8\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\">Put the <b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"8\">Verb<\/b> at the start of the sentence.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\">Put the word <b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"13\">Sie<\/b> right after the verb.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"9\">\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Grammar Rule:<\/b> Verb + Sie + rest of the sentence.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"11\">4 Easy Examples for Everyday Life<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">Here are some phrases you will hear and use often in Germany:<\/p>\r\n<table data-path-to-node=\"13\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>German Command<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>English Translation<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Sprechen Sie bitte langsam.<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,0\">Please speak slowly.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Kommen Sie bitte mit.<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,2,1,0\">Please come with me.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Trinken Sie einen Tee.<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,3,1,0\">Drink a tea.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Schreiben Sie das bitte auf.<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,4,1,0\">Please write that down.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"14\">The Power of &#8220;Bitte&#8221;<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15\">Germans love politeness! Always add the word <b data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"45\">bitte<\/b> (please) to your command. Without <i data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"85\">bitte<\/i>, your sentence can sound a bit rude.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"16\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Example:<\/b> <i data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"9\">H\u00f6ren Sie zu!<\/i> (Listen!) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"33\">$\\rightarrow$<\/span> <i data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"45\">H\u00f6ren Sie <b data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"55\">bitte<\/b> zu!<\/i> (Please listen!)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"18\">A1 Vocabulary Check<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"19\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Der Imperativ<\/b> \u2014 The command form<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Bitte<\/b> \u2014 Please<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Langsam<\/b> \u2014 Slowly<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Formal<\/b> \u2014 Polite \/ Official<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Grammar for Beginners: The Polite Imperative (Sie-Form) Do you want to ask someone for help in Germany? Or maybe a doctor tells you to sit down? In German, we use the Imperativ (imperative mood) to give commands, making requests, or giving advice. Today, we learn the formal and polite form: the Sie-Form. 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