Breakdown of Bitte hängen Sie Ihre Jacke an die Garderobe neben der Tür.
die Tür
the door
bitte
please
an
on
Sie
you
Questions & Answers about Bitte hängen Sie Ihre Jacke an die Garderobe neben der Tür.
Why is the verb hängen before Sie? I thought German is verb-second.
In imperatives, German usually puts the finite verb first. The polite “Sie-imperative” is formed as: Infinitive + Sie + …, so: Hängen Sie …. The Bitte at the very front is an interjection for politeness and doesn’t change the imperative word order.
What does Bitte do, and where can it go?
Bitte means “please” and softens the command. It’s optional and mobile: Bitte hängen Sie …, Hängen Sie bitte …, or Hängen Sie …, bitte. All are polite; sentence-initial is a bit more formal.
Why is Ihre capitalized, and why that form?
It’s the possessive of the formal pronoun Sie, which is always capitalized (Sie, Ihr, Ihnen). Ihre agrees with the noun: Jacke is feminine and is the direct object (accusative), so you use feminine accusative singular: Ihre Jacke. Informal would be deine Jacke (singular) or eure Jacke/Jacken (plural).
Why is it an die Garderobe and not an der Garderobe?