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ITALIAN VERB

dare del tu

to say tu to someone

  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: dato del tu
  • Gerund: dando del tu

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I say tu to someone
  2. tu you say tu to someone
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she says tu to someone
  4. noi we say tu to someone
  5. voi you all say tu to someone
  6. loro they say tu to someone

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I said tu to someone
  2. tu you said tu to someone
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she said tu to someone
  4. noi we said tu to someone
  5. voi you all said tu to someone
  6. loro they said tu to someone

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to say tu to someone
  2. tu you used to say tu to someone
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to say tu to someone
  4. noi we used to say tu to someone
  5. voi you all used to say tu to someone
  6. loro they used to say tu to someone

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will say tu to someone
  2. tu you will say tu to someone
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will say tu to someone
  4. noi we will say tu to someone
  5. voi you all will say tu to someone
  6. loro they will say tu to someone

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would say tu to someone
  2. tu you would say tu to someone
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would say tu to someone
  4. noi we would say tu to someone
  5. voi you all would say tu to someone
  6. loro they would say tu to someone

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I say tu to someone
  2. tu (that) you say tu to someone
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she say tu to someone
  4. noi (that) we say tu to someone
  5. voi (that) you all say tu to someone
  6. loro (that) they say tu to someone

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu say tu to someone!
  2. Lei say tu to someone! (formal)
  3. noi say tu to someone! (let’s)
  4. voi say tu to someone! (all of you)

How to use dare del tu

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Do del tu a tutti i colleghi.

    I say tu to all my colleagues.

  2. Past

    Gli ho dato del tu senza pensarci.

    I said tu to him without thinking.

  3. Imperfect

    A quel cliente davo del tu da anni.

    I had been saying tu to that customer for years.

  4. Future

    Un giorno darai del tu anche al capo.

    One day you'll say tu to the boss too.

  5. Conditional

    Le darei del tu, ma non la conosco bene.

    I'd say tu to her, but I don't know her well.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preferisco che tu mi dia del tu.

    I prefer that you say tu to me.

  7. Imperative

    Dammi pure del tu, non sono così vecchio.

    Go ahead and say tu to me, I'm not that old.

Good to know

  • Dare del tu a qualcuno is to use tu with someone; dare del Lei is to stay formal.

Where you hear dare del tu

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Alla nonna, in famiglia, diamo tutti del tu. In the family, we all say tu to Grandma.
  • Alla zia Rosa ho dato del tu, finalmente. I said tu to Aunt Rosa, at last.
  • Da oggi, Laura, mi dai sempre del tu! From today on, Laura, you'll always say tu to me!
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Say Tu to Me!

Beginner Level 1 · Dammi del tu!

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