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Some verbs are irregular in the direct imperative form:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n

Essere<\/strong> (to be)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Sii (tu)<\/span>
\nSiate (voi)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Avere<\/strong> (to have)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Abbi (tu)<\/span>
\nAbbiate (voi)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sapere<\/strong> (to know)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Sappi (tu)<\/span>
\nSappiate (voi)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Other irregular imperative and monosyllabic verbs have two forms in the 2nd person singular:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dare<\/strong> (to give)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Da’\/ Dai (tu)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n

Fare<\/strong> (to do\/make)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Fa’\/ Fai (tu)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Stare<\/strong>\u00a0(to stay)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Sta’\/ Stai (tu)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n

Andare<\/strong>\u00a0(to go)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Va’\/ Vai (tu)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Attention! When we use the imperative form with pronouns we can only use the truncated form (da’, fa’, sta’, va’) and the consonant of the pronoun doubles (except for the pronoun “gli”).<\/span><\/p>\n

Dammi\u00a0<\/span>le buste della spesa! Sono troppo pesanti per te!<\/span>
\n(Give me the shopping bags! They are too heavy for you!)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

L’aereo di Carla atterra alle nove.\u00a0Valla\u00a0<\/span>a prendere tu, per favore: io ho la macchina guasta.<\/span>
\n(Carla’s plane lands at 9. Go and pick her up please, my car has broken down.)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00c8 un momento difficile per Luca.\u00a0Stagli\u00a0<\/span>vicino!<\/span>
\n(It’s a difficult time for Luca. Be there for him!)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The verb “dire”(to say), monosyllabic, has only the truncated form in the 2nd person singular.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n

Dire<\/strong> (to say)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Di’ (tu)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

When we use the imperative form with pronouns, the consonant of the pronoun doubles (except for the pronoun “gli”).<\/span><\/p>\n

Dai,\u00a0dimmi\u00a0<\/span>come \u00e8 andato il tuo appuntamento, sono curiosa!<\/span>
\n(Come on, tell me how your date went, I really want to know!)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Se vedi Giorgio\u00a0digli\u00a0<\/span>di farsi sentire.<\/span>
\n(If you see Giorgio, tell him to get in touch.)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See also:<\/h3>\n

Italian Grammar: Imperative form of irregular verbs<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Italian Exercises: Imperative Form<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Italian Course Exercises – Unit 6: Verbi Irregolari \u2013 L\u2019Imperativo \u2013 C\u2019\u00e8\/Ci sono<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Italian Imperative Form Video Exercise<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Some verbs are irregular in the direct imperative form: Essere (to be) Sii (tu) Siate (voi) Avere (to have) Abbi (tu) Abbiate (voi) Sapere (to know) Sappi (tu) Sappiate (voi) Other irregular imperative and monosyllabic verbs have two forms in the 2nd person singular: Dare (to give) Da’\/ Dai (tu) Fare (to do\/make) Fa’\/ Fai (tu) Stare\u00a0(to stay) Sta’\/ Stai […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[423],"tags":[486],"class_list":["post-10473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar-reference","tag-intermediate-level-b1-b2"],"yoast_head":"\nImperative form of irregular verbs - Italian Grammar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Improve your knowledge of the italian language about Irregular verbs in the imperative form with our website.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/oneworlditaliano.com\/en\/italian-grammar\/grammar-reference\/imperative-irregular-verbs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Imperative form of irregular verbs - 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