How can I say 'I want you to take a seat' in German?
Ich will dir, Platz zu nehmen?
Ich will, du Platz nehmen?
or something else?
It seems grammatical structure is different with English.
So I couldn't know How can I say 'I want you to~' in German.
How can I say that?
If I want to know further, with which keyword I should search on a internet?
I searched causative verb, but I didn't seem what I was seeking
Waiting for your help. Thank you!
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Answers · 11
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"bitte nimm Platz" would be perfect fine, yet there is more then one way to say this
"bitte nehmen Sie Platz" Sie - as in formal address , This polite form implies a certain formality between people
"bitte, nehmen Sie doch Platz" ... doch, makes it a bit less formal, to me...."please, don´t stand there, take a seat"
"bitte setzen Sie sich" another formal version , ...."please sit down" ,
"setzen" - sit ! , used in schools by teachers , ...sometimes a bad grade is added , "setzen 6"
"sitz" - sit !, used for dogs
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We don't have "I want A to do B" in German, so we have to say "I want that A does B" instead: Ich will, dass du Platz nimmst. Usually "möchte" is used instead of "will", though, and as Tunichtgut said, constructions with "bitte" are also common to be more polite.
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