Imperative Plural - Voi - Italian
The plural imperative for "voi" ("you" plural) is used to give commands, requests, or advice to several people.
Rules for formation:
- Use the present indicative
- Regular verbs ending in -are: parlare → parlate
- Regular verbs ending in -ere or -ire: prendere → prendete, dormire → dormite
- Irregular verbs: fare → fate, dire → dite, andare → andate, stare → state, dare → date
- Negation: Non + verb (Non parlate!, Non prendete!)
Examples:
- "Parlare" (to speak) ends in -are: Parlate più forte! (Speak louder!)
- Negative (DO NOT speak): Non parlate adesso! (Don't speak now!)
- "Prendere" (to take) ends in -ere: Prendete il libro! (Take the book!)
- Negative: Non dormite troppo! (Don't sleep too much!)
Imperative Plural - Voi - Italian