The German Cases

The Imperative Mood (der Imperativ)

The Imperative Mood specifies commands or requests and is often used without a subject.

Ex: Öffenen Sie bitte das Fenster. (Please open the window.)

	lernen (to learn)	geben (to give)	sein (to be)
familiar singular	Lern!	Gib!	Sei!
familiar plural	Lernt!	Gebt!	Seid!
formal	Lernen Sie!	Geben Sie!	Seien Sie!

Created by Esther Hillmann
Foreign Language Lab/ University of Houston