Present Subjunctive Tense in Italian: Congiuntivo Presente

Alright, now that we know what the subjunctive mood is used for, it's time to dive into those tenses! Let's start with the present subjunctive, as this will be used commonly. Don't worry, there are lots of examples so everything will sink in, I promise!
Script by Patrizia Farina, Professor of Italian at Western Connecticut State University and Purchase College.
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[@russellsharpe288]

You have an erroneous form for the Present Subjunctive 1st person plural for the verb dire (arounf 6:20). It is not "[che] io dia", which as you rightly say is the form for dare, but rather "[che] io dica". As you say, the other persons follow the usual pattern from this one.

[@russellsharpe288]

By "1st person plural" I of course mean "1st person singular"!

[@user-bp6dq9yw2f]

Thanks a lot Dave! I just wanted to add one more expression/phrase that is useful:" Spero che tu/lui/lei mi capisca"= I hope that you/he/she understand {s}me. The verb Capire can be very useful in sentences involving subjunctive; like when the teacher asks his/her students: I hope that you understand the lesson. ""Spero che voi capiate la lezione". Subjunctive mood Present che io capisca che tu capisca che lui, che lei capisca che noi capiamo che voi capiate che loro capiscano

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[@salvatorerestivo3323]

Dire: che io dica !!

[@dancingdruid7932]

I understand il congiutivo!!!!! Woohoo! Got it in 15 minutes. Thanks.

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[@samuelemuscara4713]

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[@Alice-gr1kb]

Present subjunctive is still a mood

[@naeemiqbal9359]

Dalle scuole, università, lavoratori ,commercianti e giovani professionisti. I have to put dalle before every noun? You can take from schools,University,students,businessman. In english we don't repeat word"from" Come funziona Italiano

[@timeatallodi8218]

Attenzione Dire...is io dica... Dovere- debba debba debba..dobbiamo, dobbiate, debbano... memorising the first form doesn't always work

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[@nigelcoley8145]

dire. is on the slide as dia 6.19, should it be dica?

[@4hereyez]

6:18 I thought dire should be dica.

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#irregular_verb #irregular_subjunctive #irregular_present #irregular_present_subjunctive

[@theophonchana5025]

‐i present subjunctive suffix ‐a present subjunctive suffix ‐isca present subjunctive suffix

[@bouslamaakram7761]

as for dire it becomes che io dica not che io dire

[@madelyn7521]

At 720 'Credo che non vogiano venire" Are we supposed to put "loro" before 'Non'??

[@greensceneBirds]

dont have to.

[@224windsor]

You should update this. Change dire to io dica, not dia.

[@224windsor]

How can I tell if 2 verbs, after che, in a dependent clause must be subjunctive? For example, Era ingiusto che lei DECIDESSE quale ristorante FOSSE il migliore. It was unfair that she decided which restaurant was the best. After CHE both verbs are subjunctive. Another example: E’ probabile che Paolo ABBIA FINITO i quadri che il suo amico VENDE nella sua galleria d’arte. It is probable that Paolo finished the paintings which his friend sells in his art gallery. This second verb is not subjunctive. Is there a rule when there is another verb after the first subjuntive verb. I’m very confused when there is another verb. Grazie mille. Sandy

[@farinap2000]

There is a difference between the CHE following expressions triggering subjunctive (tutorial 101) and CHE introducing a relative clause. Subjunctive in a relative is more rare and it's used only when there is no reality expressed. Ex. Cerco una segretaria che (who) sappia parlare il russo (wish). As opposed to Conosco una segretaria che sa parlare il russo (reality). I hope it helps...

[@gfitness4896]

Why is Dire and Dare both DIA???

[@user-zm2un6hu7e]

It's not, it's an error, it should say DICA - which he uses correctly in a sentence in one of his examples.

[@sarar9660]

Il congiuntivo presente di dire è 'che io dica'

[@AutumnSwatches]

How about if both subjects are “she” but they referred to different people like if you wanted to say, “Maria hopes that Becky sings,” but you want to phrase it as “she hopes that she sings” referring to those two different women, respectively but calling them both “she?”

[@user-zm2un6hu7e]

Lei spera che Maria canti

[@linali4811]

c'è un errore: dire →dica

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