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IMPERATIVO! (per comandare...)

IMPERATIVO! (per comandare...). Giving commands in Italian... How fun!. Why Commands?. Italians love to order people around - Can you think of anyone that does that every day, Monday through Friday? Commands are also used to give advice or as an invitation to do something specific.

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IMPERATIVO! (per comandare...)

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  1. IMPERATIVO!(per comandare...) • Giving commands in Italian... • How fun!

  2. Why Commands? • Italians love to order people around - Can you think of anyone that does that every day, Monday through Friday? • Commands are also used to give advice or as an invitation to do something specific

  3. How do we change verbs to make them work as commands? • Let’s start by saying that you can’t give commands to yourself (well...you could, but we’ll avoid it!) • Also, you can’t give commands to people that are outside of the picture - lui/lei/loro

  4. So who can we order around? • We can give commands to a person - or people - we speak to directly • That could be TU - if it’s friendly and informal • Or it could be LEI - if it’s a formal approach • Or it could be NOI - if you’re giving a command to a group that you are part of • Or it could even be VOI - if there is more than one person in question (not YOU - but YOU GUYS)

  5. Of course, it will be the endings to make verbs take a command form • And, of course, each verb family (-ARE -ERE -IRE) has a different set of endings. • Ready to explore them? Here they are!

  6. -ARE VERBS • For TU form: -A Ex: GUARDA! • For LEI form: -I Ex: GUARDI! (Notice how they endings swithed?) • For NOI form: -IAMO Ex: GUARDIAMO! (Same old...) • For VOI form: -ATE Ex: GUARDATE! (Same old...)

  7. -ERE VERBS • For TU form: -I Ex: SCRIVI! • For LEI form: -A Ex: SCRIVA! • For NOI form: -IAMO Ex: SCRIVIAMO! • For VOI form: -ETE Ex: SCRIVETE!

  8. -IRE VERBS • For TU form: -I Ex: APRI! • For LEI form: -A Ex: APRA! • For NOI form: -IAMO Ex: APRIAMO! • For VOI form: -ITE Ex: APRITE!

  9. -IRE “ISC” VERBS • TU and LEI: Drop the -O off the IO form - Ex: PULISCO/PULISC - then add • For TU form: -I Ex: PULISCI! • For LEI form: -A Ex: PULISCA! • NOI and VOI remain “normal”! • For NOI form: -IAMO Ex: PULIAMO! • For VOI form: -ITE Ex: PULITE!

  10. How about telling someone NOT to do something? • For TU form: Keep the verb in -ARE -ERE and -IRE form and place NON in front of it. • Ex: Non mangiare! Non scrivere! Non dormire! • For LEI/NOI/VOI forms: Simply add NON in front of their command forms. Ex: (LEI) Non mangi! (NOI) Non scriviamo! (VOI) Non dormite!

  11. With reflexive verbs (Mirror Verbs - actions reflected onto the subject) • For TU - NOI - VOI forms: Attach the reflexive mini-word or object at the end of the verb. • Ex. #1: Lavare/tu - Lava! But: Lavarsi/tu - Lavati! • For LEI form: Keep the reflexive mini-word or object detached and place it before the verb. • Ex: Lavare/Lei - Lavi! But: Lavarsi/Lei - Si lavi!

  12. Reflexive Mini-Words Reminder • Io - Mi • Tu - Ti • Lui/Lei - Si • Noi - Ci • Voi - Vi • Loro - Si

  13. What about the irregular verbs? Lucky you, there’s only seven! • ESSERE • AVERE • ANDARE • DARE • DIRE • FARE • STARE

  14. ESSERE • TU: Sii • Lei: Sia • Noi: Siamo • Voi: Siate

  15. AVERE • Tu: Abbi • Lei: Abbia • Noi: Abbiamo • Voi: Abbiate

  16. ANDARE • Tu: Vai/Va’ • Lei: Vada • Noi: Andiamo • Voi: Andate

  17. DARE • Tu: Dai/Da’ • Lei: Dia • Noi: Diamo • Voi: Date

  18. DIRE • Tu: Di’ • Lei: Dica • Noi: Diciamo • Voi: Dite

  19. FARE • Tu: Fai/Fa’ • Lei: Faccia • Noi: Facciamo • Voi: Fate

  20. STARE • Tu: Stai/Sta’ • Lei: Stia • Noi: Stiamo • Voi: State

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