Imperative in Italian
The imperative is used to give orders or commands and corresponds with the present indicative.
Es:
Sii buono! (Be good!)
Fai il bravo! (Behave!)
Non dirlo a nessuno! (Don’t tell anyone!)
Di la verità! (Tell the truth!)
Abbiate pazienza! (Be patient!)
Fate piano! (Take your time!)
Mangia tutto! (Eat everything!)
Dormite! (Sleep!)
Leggete da pag. 1 a pag. 20! (Read from page 1 to page 20!)
The Imperative of the verbs mangiare, credere e partire.
Mangiare (to eat)
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Credere (to believe)
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Partire (to leave)
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The Imperative of the verbs essere and avere.
Essere (to be)
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Avere (to have)
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N.B.
The imperative of the first person plural noi (we) is not an order but an exhultation. E.g:
Mangiamo una bella pizza! (Let’s eat a nice pizza!)
When there is a negative command, we use the infinitive. E.g.:
Non fumare (Don’t smoke!)
Non disturbare (Do not disturb!)
Non toccare (Don’t touch!)