Bitte senden Sie den Nachweis per E‑Mail.

please

Breakdown of Bitte senden Sie den Nachweis per E‑Mail.

• Sie: you
• den: the; (masculine, accusative)
• senden: to send

Questions & Answers about Bitte senden Sie den Nachweis per E‑Mail.

What does the capitalized Sie mean here? Is it singular or plural?

It’s the formal second-person pronoun “you,” used for one or more people. It always takes the same verb form as “sie (they),” and it’s always capitalized to avoid confusion with “sie” (she/they).

• One person informal: Bitte sende den Nachweis per E‑Mail.
• Several people informal: Bitte sendet den Nachweis per E‑Mail.
• Formal (one or more people): Bitte senden Sie den Nachweis per E‑Mail.

Why is the verb before Sie? How does the formal imperative work?

German forms the formal imperative with the infinitive + Sie: Senden Sie …. German main clauses are verb‑second; since Bitte stands in first position, the verb senden is second, followed by Sie: Bitte senden Sie …. Without “Bitte,” you can also write Senden Sie den Nachweis per E‑Mail.

Why is it den Nachweis and not der/dem Nachweis?

Because Nachweis is masculine (der Nachweis) and here it’s the direct object (accusative): den Nachweis. Quick overview:

• Nominative: der Nachweis (subject)
• Accusative: den Nachweis (direct object)
• Dative: dem Nachweis (indirect object), e.g., Ich schicke dem Amt den Nachweis.