01-25-2016, 07:22 PM
(01-25-2016, 07:07 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: You only use "du" if you're on very friendly terms with someone. If you use it with someone you aren't good friends, or family, with it's considered a very big breech of etiquette. It's actually illegal to refer to a polizei with "du", you'll get a nice fine for it.
Indeed. You would use the Sie form of the verb for someone you are not on familiar terms with, and it is usually the infinitive version in German. In this case, stinken.
Germans put a lot of stock in politeness in their language.
