Höflich bitten mit „mal“: locker und nett
Kurzartikel + 2 Übungssätze: „mal“ als Weichmacher in Aufforderungen – höflicher klingen.
DannisWelche Aufforderung klingt am lockersten (alltagssprachlich)?
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Think of mal as a “softener” that makes it sound less like an order.
Adding mal softens the command in everyday German. It feels friendly and less pushy than a bare imperative. Bitte is polite, too, but mal gives a casual, friendly tone.
du = Mach; ihr = Macht; Sie = Machen Sie.
For du-imperatives use Mach. Mal makes it friendlier. Macht is for ihr, and Machen Sie is formal Sie-imperative.
Choose the phrase that talks about speed, not mood.
Mach mal langsam fits the driving context. Chill mal or Entspann dich mal target mood, not speed.
Place mal right after the imperative verb.
Mal stands right after the verb in the imperative: Hör mal auf ... The other positions are ungrammatical.
Look for the option with no softener or politeness marker.
Without mal or bitte, the sentence is the most direct. Mal softens; bitte adds politeness.
Which phrase tells someone to relax?
Entspann dich mal addresses stress/tension. Mach mal langsam is about pace; Beeil dich mal does the opposite.
Use the du-imperative form of stehen + auf.
Du-imperative of aufstehen is Steh auf. Adding mal: Steh mal auf. Stehe is formal/written; Steht is ihr.
Pick the version with mal that sounds natural and friendly.
Entspann dich mal is a natural, friendly way. Chill mal dich is ungrammatical (chillen is intransitive here).
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