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32.2 Formation of imperatives in German

The German imperative has five basic forms that are used also nowadays, the second person singular and plural, the first and third person plural for the formal forms. If necessary there are auxiliary constructions to form the other persons.

Imperative forms Infinitive root imperative second singular imperative first plural imperative second plural imperative formal singular imperative formal plural   kommen komm- komm kommen wir kommt kommen Sie kommen Sie   come let us come come come come   gehen geh- geh gehen wir geht gehen Sie gehen Sie   go let us go go go go   singen sing- sing singen wir singt singen Sie singen Sie   sing let us sing sing sing sing   schlafen schlaf- schlaf schlafen wir schlaft schlafen Sie schlafen Sie   sleep let us sleep sleep sleep sleep

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