How to Use the Imperative in Italian
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In English, as in most languages, when we want to express a request, extend an invitation or even give a direct command, we rely on the imperative:
“Close the window!”
“Don’t fill up on sweets!”
Constructing the imperative in English is easy, since it’s basically a verb in its infinitive form. In Italian, however, the infinitive form can only be used in one specific case. (We’ll delve into that soon enough.)
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