12.12 The imperative of reflexive verbs

Prepositions taking the genitive case

In Chapter 7, we examined how to form the imperative for normal German verbs. Reflexive verbs form the imperative in a similar way, but also require the inclusion of a reflexive pronoun:
 

Notes

1. The pronoun is included in the polite "Sie" and "wir" forms of the imperative, but not in the informal "du" and "ihr" forms.

 

2. As the stem of the verb "melden" ends in "-d-" it retains the "-e" ending in the "du" form of the imperative. This "-e" ending is optional with the "du" imperative of the verb "setzen".