{"id":11503,"date":"2016-04-22T19:38:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T17:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=11503"},"modified":"2016-04-22T19:38:05","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T17:38:05","slug":"dammi-il-cinque-high-fiving-in-italy-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/dammi-il-cinque-high-fiving-in-italy-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dammi Il Cinque … High Fiving In Italy – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my previous post<\/a><\/strong><\/span> we looked at how we use the irregular verbs dare<\/strong> (to give), dire<\/strong> (to say or tell), and fare<\/strong> (to do\/make or let) in their imperative form, second person singular, followed by the direct or indirect object pronouns (you can revise them in part 1<\/a><\/span><\/strong>). Today we are going to look at two more irregular verbs: stare<\/strong> (to stay, to be) and andare<\/strong> (to go), which are built in the same way but are used slightly differently.<\/p>\n

Here’s an Italian song from the 60’s to get you in the mood … then some examples:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/jqrEAMlzRSM<\/p>\n

a<\/strong>.<\/span> using the verb stare<\/strong> (to stay, to be):<\/span>
\nsta’<\/strong> (stay) + le<\/strong> (her) = stalle<\/strong><\/span>, e.g.: vai con la mamma e stalle<\/span> sempre vicino<\/strong> = go with mummy and stay near her all the time
\nsta’<\/strong> (stay) + gli<\/strong> (to\/from it) = stagli<\/strong><\/span>, e.g.: quel cane \u00e8 aggressivo, stagli<\/span> lontano<\/strong> = that dog is aggressive, stay away from it<\/p>\n

N.B.<\/strong> the imperative of the verb stare<\/strong> is also used in some common idiomatic expression, such as:
\nstammi a sentire!<\/strong> = listen to me! … as in the song above (literally: stay to listen to me)<\/em>
\nstammi a guardare<\/strong> = watch me\/pay attention
\nstatti buono!<\/strong> = be good!\/ behave yourself!
\nstatti fermo!<\/strong> = stay still!
\nstammi bene<\/strong> = take care (literally: stay well)<\/em><\/p>\n

b<\/strong>.<\/span> using the verb andare<\/strong> (to go):<\/span>
\nva’<\/strong> (go) + mi<\/strong> (me) = vammi<\/strong><\/span>, e.g.: vammi<\/span> a prendere il sale<\/strong> = go and get me the salt
\nva’<\/strong> (go) + gli<\/strong> (to him) = vagli<\/strong><\/span>, e.g.: dov’\u00e8 Paolo? vagli<\/span> a dire di venire a cena<\/strong> = where’s Paolo? go and tell him to come to dinner
\nN.B.<\/strong> the examples above illustrate that in these constructions we attach the personal pronouns to the imperative of the verb andare<\/strong>, rather than to the subordinate verb (prendere<\/strong> or dire<\/strong> in these cases)<\/em>, as would normally be the case. So, instead of the more correct “Dov’\u00e8 Maria? vai a chiamarla”<\/strong> (Where’s Maria? go and call her) we can say “Dov’\u00e8 Maria? valla a chiamare”<\/strong> (literally: go her to call<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The imperative used with combined pronouns<\/span><\/p>\n

Now we’re going to look at the use of these irregular imperatives with Pronomi Combinati<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (combined pronouns). We combined two pronouns in the following way: first comes the indirect object pronoun<\/span>, (mi, ti, ci, etc), then the direct object pronoun<\/span> (lo, la, li etc.) Here\u2019s how it works:<\/p>\n

mi<\/strong> <\/span>+ lo<\/span><\/strong>, la<\/span><\/strong>, li<\/span><\/strong>, le<\/span><\/strong> or ne<\/span> <\/strong>= melo<\/strong>, mela<\/strong>, mele<\/strong>, mene<\/strong>
\nti<\/strong> <\/span>+ lo<\/span><\/strong>, la<\/span><\/strong>, li<\/span><\/strong>, li<\/span><\/strong>, le<\/span><\/strong> or ne<\/span> <\/strong>= telo<\/strong>, tela<\/strong>, teli<\/strong>, tele<\/strong>, tene<\/strong>
\ngli<\/strong> <\/span>or le<\/strong> <\/span>+ lo<\/span><\/strong>, la,<\/span> li<\/span><\/strong>, le<\/span><\/strong> or ne<\/span> <\/strong>= glielo<\/strong>, gliela<\/strong>, glieli<\/strong>, gliele<\/strong>, gliene<\/strong>
\nci<\/strong> <\/span>+ lo<\/span><\/strong>, la<\/span><\/strong>, li<\/span><\/strong>, le<\/span><\/strong> or ne<\/span> <\/strong>= celo<\/strong>, cela<\/strong>, celi<\/strong>, cele<\/strong>, cene<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"caff\u00e8\"<\/a>

la nonna vuole il caff\u00e8, faglielo tu, per piacere<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Here are some practical examples:<\/p>\n

a.<\/span> using the verb dare<\/strong> (to give):<\/span>
\nmi serve quella penna, dammela<\/strong> = I need that pen, give it to me
\necco le chiavi di Giorgio, dagliele<\/strong> = here are Giorgio\u2019s keys, give them to him<\/p>\n

b.<\/span> using the verb dire<\/strong> (to tell\/say):<\/span>
\nstasera non posso andare a teatro con Annalisa, diglielo tu<\/strong> = this evening I won\u2019t be able to go to the theatre with Annalisa, you tell her
\nhai una bella notizia? diccela subito!<\/strong> = You have some lovely news? tell us immediately<\/p>\n

c.<\/span> using the verb fare<\/strong> (to do\/make\/let):<\/span>
\nla nonna vuole il caff\u00e8, faglielo tu, per piacere<\/strong> = grandma wants a coffee, you make it for her, please
\nsto facendo i compiti, fammeli finire<\/strong> = I’m doing my homework, let me finish it<\/p>\n

d.<\/span> using the verb andare<\/strong> (to go):<\/span>
\nquesti bomboloni sono proprio buoni, vammene a prendere ancora uno<\/strong> = these doughnuts are really good, go and get another one for me
\nla cena \u00e8 pronta. Dov’\u00e8 Paolo? vaglielo a dire<\/strong> = dinner is ready. Where’s Paolo? Go and tell him<\/p>\n

Alla prossima!<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In my previous post we looked at how we use the irregular verbs dare (to give), dire (to say or tell), and fare (to do\/make or let) in their imperative form, second person singular, followed by the direct or indirect object pronouns (you can revise them in part 1). Today we are going to look…<\/p>\n

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