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Command forms

The form of a command depends upon the speaker's relationship to the person(s) being addressed. Three forms are possible:

  1. the du form, for one person whom one calls by the first name,
  2. the ihr form, for several people whom one calls by the first name,
  3. the Sie form, for one or several people whom one calls by the last name.

1) Franz, komm herein!
2) Jens und Petra, kommt herein!
3) Herr Braun, kommen Sie herein!
Herr und Frau Schmidt, kommen Sie herein! 		Come in!

 

 

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