Questions & Answers about Komm bitte nach oben!
Since this lesson is about words like rauf, could I say Komm bitte rauf! instead of nach oben?
Yes, absolutely! Komm bitte rauf! means exactly the same thing. Rauf is the colloquial, everyday spoken version of herauf or hinauf. Nach oben is a bit more standard or neutral, but in spoken German, you will hear both used interchangeably for "come upstairs" or "come up".
Why do we need nach here? Couldn't I just say Komm bitte oben!?
No, because oben by itself describes a fixed location ("above" or "upstairs"). Since someone is moving from one place to another, you need to show direction. Adding nach turns it into a direction: nach oben means "to the upstairs" or "upwards".
Why is the verb Komm and not Kommst?
This is the informal command form (imperative) for du. To tell one person you know well to do something, you take the du form (kommst) and drop the -st ending. You also drop the word du. So, Du kommst becomes just Komm!
Can I put bitte at the beginning or end of the sentence instead?
Yes! Bitte komm nach oben! and Komm nach oben, bitte! are both completely fine and natural. Putting it right after the verb, as in Komm bitte nach oben!, is just a very common and smooth way to structure commands in German.
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