Imperative For Intermediate learners

Depending on who you address, there are four main imperative forms:

This form is used when you want to tell someone to do something in an informal context. It can be used in order to address a friend, family member, or someone who is younger than you.

This form is used when you want to address a group of people in an informal way.

You can use the "Sie" imperative when you want to address and individual or a group of people in a formal context.

This form of imperative usually translates to let's… in English. It addresses the individual or people who belong to the same group as the speaker. This type of imperative is a form of invitation or suggestion.

Imperative forms of German verbs can be listed as follows:

For separable verbs, you need to place the prefix at the end in the imperative form.

When you want to make the imperative form of a reflexive verb, the reflexive pronoun will change its position and will be placed after the verb.

In order to negative the imperative, you just need to add "nicht" to the phrase. Place "nicht" as if you are placing it in a regular sentence.

In order to negate the imperative form of a separable-phrasal verb, put "nicht" before the prefix.

In order to make the commands more polite and avoid sounding harsh, there are certain words that you can add to the phrase.

This is a little bit formal, but it's the most common way to add politeness to the imperative.

There is no exact English translation for this particle. Its main function is to persuade or encourage.

The particle mal is the short form of einmal (once). It doesn't have a certain translation in English and is used in order to soften a command or suggest something in a friendly manner.