How do you say the imperative in German?

Hello, Jonathan! I am a current German Undergraduate Student, fluent speaker, and Tutor- To answer your question, the Imperative in German is divided into regular and irregular verbs, so it will depend on the verb you are trying to conjugate, and who you are trying to address. the personal pronoun is sometimes omitted in the imperative, so you won't use du or ihr, but you will use wir and Sie. the Imperative must be followed by an exclamation mark '!' as it is exclamatory. For regular verbs in the Second Person Singular (du) you remove the 'en' ending . so Spielen would become Spiel when addressing another person informally. Example: Spiel mit mir! - Play with me! If the verb does not end in 'en' then different rules apply. if the stem ends in d or t then an e must be added to the verb stem- for example, warten's stem is 'wart' and has a t ending, so you must add e to form 'warte' in the imperative. the same is true if the verb stem ends in m or n unless it is preceded by one of the following letters -m, -n, -l, -r or -h. For native German speakers, using the imperative is very rarely considered rude or abrupt, although it is in other cultures. they are very direct people. the best way to approach it is to speak with a softer tone of voice and if you want to use 'bitte', the best place to put it is at the beginning of your sentence, rather than at the end which may seem demanding. for example: 'Bitte, Warte!' There are many rules and exceptions but it will depend on the verb you are trying to conjugate. I hope this was helpful and do get in touch if you need more assistance! Best Wishes, J. Snow