"Dimmi di più!"
Translation:Tell me more!
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I'm confused. There already were sentences which made use of "più", but never have I seen "di più". What does the "di" mean and how do I know whether I need it?
Dire, tu imperative is di' there is no di + i. When a pronoun is attached, mi, the m is doubled and the ' is dropped - except gli.
Depending on the conjugation the clitic can go before or after the verb, and in the latter case it often joins it: "mi dici" (indicative: you tell me) becomes "dimmi" (imperative: tell me) and "dirmi" (infinitive: to tell me).
Do you know of a table where these short forms can be found? It is rather confusing without one.
This link does not connect to anything for my efforts....would like very much to see this!
Dì + mi = dimmi! = Tell me!, where dì is the imperative second person singular conjugation of Dire (to say) and mi = to me.
WordReference.com will give you the conjugation tables for any verb.
"Dimmi" !, "dammi !" and "fammi !" are imperatives you will hear often in Italy, - you can read up on them here or here
Imperativo di Dire
tu . . . . di', dì!
Lei . . . dica !
noi . . . diciamo !
voi . . . dite !
Loro . . dicano !
Di' + mi = dimmi !, the imperative second person singular for Dire to say.
WordReference.com will give you the conjugation tables for any verb.
"Dimmi" !, "dammi !" and "fammi !" are imperatives you will hear often in Italy, - you can read up on them here:
https://onlineitalianclub.com/free-italian-exercises-and-resources/online-italian-course-pre-intermediate-level-a2/imperativo-diretto-direct-imperative-form/
Because the imperative form (tu) of verb DIRE is Di'. So Tell me is Di' mi - Dimmi. Or DARE is Da' so Give me Da' mi - dammi .
Is this only for informal use or can this also be used for a more formal setting (if you don't know a person)? Thanks in advance!
"Dimmi" is the informal imperative (for "tu"); the formal imperative ("Lei") requires the subjunctive ("mi dica"). In some contexts (e.g. in shops) it's often shortened to just "dica" to mean "what can I do for you"; there's even a song about it (Niccolò Fabi - Dica).
Oh thank you for clarifying this for me! I don't want to make people upset by not being polite when I try to speak Italian. (I currently live in Italy, but my Italian is really bad. :( Grazie mille!!
nope, the mi at the end is an 'Indirect Object Pronouns' that answers the questions "to who" and "to what" :) tell who? tell me!
Dimmi means Tell me (from the verb dire) and Dammi means Give me (from the word dare). I hope everyone agrees....
The imperative (l'imperativo) is used to give orders, advice, and exhortations.
When the shortened tu form of andare (va'), dare (da'), dire (di'), fare (fa') and stare (sta') is used with a pronoun (single or combined), the apostrophe disappears and the initial consonant of the pronoun is doubled (except for gli)
When object pronouns are used with the affirmative imperative in the tu, noi, voi persons, they follow the verb and are attached to it, forming one word. No matter how long the word becomes, the stress remains unaffected by the addition.
Examples: Spiegaci!, = Explain to us!, Girati! = Turn around!, Non tormentarmi = Don't torment me!, Sbrigati = Hurry up!, Chiamami! = Call me!, Scrivimi! = Write me!, Sta' zitto! = Shut up!, Lasciami in pace. = Leave me alone., Mettila dietro. (una bici) = Put it in the back. (a bike), Non dirmelo! = Don't tell me!, Non fare l'innocente. = Don't play innocent., Divertiti! = Enjoy yourself!, Dille di riprendersi. = Tell her to get better., Non preoccuparti. = Don't worry yourself., Calmati! = Calm down!, Digli di chiamarla. = Tell him to call her., Tocca a te! Your turn!, Si accomodi. = Make yourself comfortable., Trascinalo a scuola! = Drag him to school!, Coprimi! = Cover me!, Vattene! = Get out of here!, Concentriamoci. = Let's focus., Tienili! = Keep them!, Finiscila. = Finish it., Prendilo. = Take it., Non farti beccare. = Don't get caught., Lascia perdere! = Let it go! Forget it!, Dimmi quand'è iniziata? = Tell me when it started?, Girati, amico. = Turn around, friend., Non bere. = Don't drink., Aspetta! = Wait!, Guarda altrove. = Look away., Stampale per il numero commemorativo. = Print them out for the tribute issue., Passami papà. = Let me speak to dad., Rallenta, tesoro! = Slow down, sweetheart!, Passami il cacciavite. = Hand me the screwdriver., Accendila. = Start it up., Dammi lo straccio.= Hand me the rag., Ruota l’accensione. = Flip the ignition., Spegnila. = Shut it off. Beh, ascoltami. = Well, listen to me., Pulisci questa roba. = Clean up this mess., Passali alla prossima persona. = Pass them to the next person., Non darmi per scontata. = Don’t take me for granted., Non farlo di nuovo. = Don’t do it again., Fa’ ciò che ho detto. = Do what I said., Uniscili! = Join them!., Guardatevi. = Look at yourselves!, Fatemi vedere cos'avete fatto. = Let me see what you have done., Scusami! = Excuse me!, Muovete i piedi. Andiamo! = Move your feet. Let's go!, Dammi il telefono., Give me the telephone., Stammi bene. = Take care of yourself., Resta lì. = Stay there.
imperativo presente [dìre] = present imperative [to tell, to say]
di', dì [non dìre] (tu) .......... tell [don't tell] (informal, singular)
dìca (egli) .......... tell (formal, singular)
diciàmo (noi) .......... let's tell
dìte (voi) .......... tell (informal, plural)
dìcano (essi) .......... tell (formal, plural)