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True imperatives
Some true imperative verb conjugations:
| I | II | III | III (-isc-) | Meaning | |
| Second person singular | parla | vendi | senti | finisci | speak, sell listen, finish |
| First person plural | parliamo | vendiamo | sentiamo | finiamo | let’s speak, etc. |
| Second person plural | parlate | vendete | sentite | finite | speak, sell, etc. |
Except for the second person singular of the first-conjugation verbs, the three forms of the imperative given above are exactly like the corresponding forms of the present indicative.
NOTE: The negative imperative is formed by placing non before the affirmative imperative in all cases except the second person singular, in which case non is placed before the infinitive.
parliamo – “let’s speak” parlate – “speak”
non parliamo – “let’s not speak” non parlate – “don’t speak”
BUT: parla – “speak”
non parlare – “don’t speak”
NOTE: In true imperatives, object pronouns are attached to the end of the verb:
Mangiamolo! – “let’s eat it!”
Imperative sentences usually end in an exclamation mark.
VOCABULARY
| ancora still, yet; again |
che who, whom, which, that, what |
città city, cities |
lasciare to leave (behind) |
| noto well-known |
ogni each, every |
paventare to fear |
quindi therefore, then; hence |
| riposare to rest |
seduzione temptation/charm/attraction |
sesso (biological) sex |
(la) sua, (il) suo his, her, its |