Sanfte Imperative im Tech-Team: bitte/mal
Mini-Quiz (3 Rewrites): Imperativ höflich abschwächen (bitte/mal) in Anweisungen.
DannisErgänze höflich: „Öffne ___ das Terminal.“
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Add both: bitte + mal.
Use bitte + mal to soften an instruction among teammates.
Think: ‘wait a moment’ softened with mal kurz.
Warte mal kurz is the idiomatic, friendly way to ask someone to wait a moment.
Look for both softeners together.
Bitte + mal softens the imperative best for a team-chat request.
Germans say: off and on again.
The natural phrase is ‚aus und wieder ein‘; adding bitte kurz keeps it friendly and concise.
Use du-imperative + bitte mal.
Bitte mal softens the du-imperative and fits informal team communication.
Pick the du-imperative softened with bitte mal.
Bitte mal is a gentle, natural request in a du-team context.
Du-imperative: verb stem only (no -st).
Klick is the du-imperative form and, with bitte mal, sounds friendly.
doch mal = friendly nudge in German requests.
Doch mal adds a friendly, encouraging tone without sounding pushy.
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