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The imperative (or imperativo, polite forms)
One of the uses of the present subjunctive is to form the polite imperative (third person singular and plural). Note that, as in the case of the “true” imperatives, these forms are used without subject pronouns (as in English).
| I | II | III | III (-isc-) | |
| Third person singular | parli | venda | senta | finisca |
| Third person plural | parlino | vendano | sentano | finiscano |
| Meaning | speak | sell | hear | finish |
VOCABULARY
| capocomico director, producer | facciano do (3d pl. pres. subj., fare, =polite pl. imper) |
ferire to wound, to injure, to hurt |
mellifluo honeyed; unctuous |
| non […] neppure (=non […] neanche) not even |
per piacere (also per favore) please |
pure (also pur) please, certainly, of course (emphatic adv., additional translations are possible, depending on usage) | sfacciatamente impudently, cheekily; insolently |
| verosimile likely, probable; verisimilar |
via (adv.) away |