Mit dem Imperativ und den passenden Pronomen (Akkusativ und Dativ) kann man höflich und effektiv sagen, was jemand tun soll. Beispiel: „Mach es!“, „Hilf mir!“, „Sag es mir!“
(With the imperative and the appropriate pronouns (accusative and dative), you can politely and effectively say what someone should do. Example: „Mach es!“, „Hilf mir!“, „Sag es mir!“)
When both a dative and an accusative pronoun are used, the dative pronoun comes before the accusative pronoun.
Formel(Formula)
Beispiel(Example)
Imperativ + direktes Pronomen (Akk.)
Erledige es bitte heute!(Take care of it today, please!)
Imperativ + indirektes Pronomen (Dat.)
Hilf mir mit der Aufgabe!(Help me with the task!)
Dat. + Akk.
Gib es mir!(Give it to me!)
Exercise 1: Der Imperativ mit Pronomen:„Erledige es sofort!"
Schick ... die E-Mail noch heute Abend mit deinem Computer!
(Send him the email this evening with your computer!)
3. Imperativ + direktes Pronomen (Akk.):
Mach ... gemeinsam mit dem Team!
(Do it together with the team!)
4. Imperativ + direktes Pronomen (Akk.):
Erledige ... bitte heute!
(Please get it done today!)
5. Imperativ + indirektes Pronomen (Dat.):
Hilf ... mit der Aufgabe!
(Help me with the task!)
6. Imperativ + indirektes Pronomen (Dat.):
Gib ... mehr Verantwortung in unserem Projekt!
(Give us more responsibility in our project!)
7. Kombination Dativ + Akkusativ:
Bring ...die Notizen nach dem Meeting!
(Bring the notes immediately after the meeting!)
8. Imperativ + indirektes Pronomen (Dat.):
Erklär ... bitte die Aufgabe!
(Please explain the task to him!)
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction:
For each question, choose the correct form of the imperative with pronouns to express the instruction politely and correctly.
1.
Incorrect word order and double mention of the object: The dative pronoun 'mir' (me) is not in the right position and is repeated.
Two accusative objects 'es' (it) and 'den Bericht' (the report) appear together here, which is grammatically wrong; the dative pronoun is missing or misplaced.
2.
Incorrect word order with 'the me'; the pronouns are not combined correctly and are wrongly positioned.
Two accusative objects 'sie' (it) and 'die Einladung' (the invitation) are used together, which is grammatically incorrect.
3.
Incorrect pronoun order: The accusative pronoun 'sie' must follow the dative pronoun 'mir'.
The dative pronoun 'mir' (me) is placed at the end of the sentence, not directly before the accusative pronoun; the order is wrong.
4.
Wrong pronoun order: The dative pronoun 'mir' must come before the accusative pronoun 'es'.
The dative pronoun 'mir' does not stand immediately before the accusative pronoun 'es', so the position is incorrect.
Exercise 3: Rewrite the phrases
Instruction:
Rewrite the sentences by replacing repetitions with appropriate object pronouns in the imperative (accusative: ihn, sie, es, sie; dative: mir, dir, ihm, ihr, uns, euch). With two pronouns the dative pronoun comes before the accusative pronoun. Give the example as a model: “Lies den Bericht.” → “Lies ihn.”
