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Heidi

You follow these — you would never say them

Commands and requests: the polite form ends in -ed

The rule

With du it is the bare stem: «Chumm». With Sie it takes -ed: «Chömed Sie».

Where it catches you

You will follow both. Somebody who says «Chömen Sie» is also understood — and placed as not from here at once.

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Where this actually comes up

The same structure, in sentences people actually say.

  • At work
    • Chumm, mir mached Pause.

      Komm, wir machen Pause.

  • At the kindergarten
    • Bringed Sie bitte Finkeli mit.

      Bringen Sie bitte Hausschuhe mit.