Word
Bitte bring die Unterlagen morgen mit.
Meaning
Please bring the documents tomorrow.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Bitte bring die Unterlagen morgen mit.
morgen
tomorrow
bitte
please
mitbringen
to bring along
die Unterlagen
the documents
Questions & Answers about Bitte bring die Unterlagen morgen mit.
What does the final mit do here?
It’s the separable prefix of the verb mitbringen (to bring along/with). In main clauses and imperatives, the prefix splits off and goes to the end: bring … mit. In a subordinate clause or when the verb is an infinitive/participle, it stays attached:
- Main clause: Ich bringe die Unterlagen morgen mit.
- Subordinate clause: …, dass ich die Unterlagen morgen mitbringe.
- With a modal: Kannst du die Unterlagen morgen mitbringen?
- Perfect: Ich habe die Unterlagen mitgebracht. Note: This mit is a verbal particle here, not the preposition mit that takes the dative (like mit mir, mit den Unterlagen).
Why is it bring and not bringst or bringe?
Because it’s the 2nd person singular imperative. German uses the verb stem for the du-imperative:
- du-imperative: Bring (… mit)! (optional -e: Bringe is also correct but less common)
- Statement (not a command): Du bringst … mit. So bringst would be a normal present-tense statement, not an imperative.
How do I say this formally or to more than one person?