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Imperative
The Imperative is the same as the Command form.
The imperative form is only used with the 2nd person (singular and plural):
Wir
When the imperative is used with the 1st person plural wir, it is like a suggestion meaning Lets ~
Gehen wir tanzen! Lets go dancing! Trinken wir auf euer Wohl! Lets drink to your health! Hren wir gut zu! Lets listen closely.
du + Imperative
Verb in basic form: trinken Stem + Ending: trink en Imperative form: trink!
The du imperative has no subject in its structure.
du + Imperative
geben
Nehmen
du nimmst
Essen
du it I doch etwas!
The ihr-form imperative looks just like the conjugated verb form, but it is at the beginning of the sentence and the subject (ihr) is not mentioned.
Kinder, nehmt ein Stck Kuchen, esst schnell und geht dann ins Bett!
Sei brav, mein kleines Kind! Seien Sie geduldig, Herr Professor!