The Imperative in German

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Published on April 2, 2015 7:22:45 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXyE-mKeuos

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Video of class lecture slides introducing the imperative mood in German. After examining how the imperative is formed in English, the video introduces the three ways in which German forms the imperative (formal, informal singular, informal plural). The concept of the accusative prepositional phrase is introduced, after which the video provides a list of German accusative prepositions with their definitions.

The video covers:

00:44 The imperative in English
02:12 Introduction to the German imperative
03:01 The formal imperative
04:25 The informal singular imperative
07:38 The informal plural imperative