Roommate
Dust it off!
To tell someone to do something, du‑st off the sentence — in other words, take away the du and the ‑st!
| Du trinkst kein Bier. You drink no beer. | Trink kein Bier! Drink no beer! |
You’ll sometimes see an ‑e added to the du command (for example, Trink! and Trinke!). Don’t worry, the meaning is still the same.
Listen up, all of you!
If you’re telling a group of people to do something, just drop the ihr.
| Ihr bleibt bei mir. You all stay with me. | Bleibt bei mir! Stay with me! |
Watch out!
If you use a stem vowel changing verb like lassen (ich lasse, du lässt, etc.) you don’t keep that ä when giving orders!
Lass das!
Leave it!
Leave it!
If you want to tell someone to be good or not be silly, you’ll need these special forms:
| du you | Sei! (You) be! |
| ihr you all | Seid! (You all) be! |