Questions & Answers about Zögere nicht, wenn du Hilfe brauchst.
What grammatical form is the word Zögere, and how is the negative imperative formed?
Zögere is the second-person singular imperative of zögern (to hesitate). In German, the imperative usually drops the pronoun: Zögere! = “Hesitate!” To make it negative, add nicht after the verb: Zögere nicht! = “Don’t hesitate!”
Why is it nicht and not kein?
Why is there a comma before wenn?
German requires a comma between a main clause and a subordinate clause. wenn du Hilfe brauchst is a subordinate clause, so the comma is mandatory: Zögere nicht, wenn du Hilfe brauchst.
Why does the verb go to the end in wenn du Hilfe brauchst?
In subordinate clauses introduced by wenn, the finite verb goes to the end: … wenn du Hilfe brauchst. If you start the sentence with the wenn-clause, the main clause follows with normal verb-second order: Wenn du Hilfe brauchst, zögere nicht.