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ITALIAN VERB

darsi del tu

to say tu to each other

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

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use darsi del tu

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

  1. Present

    In ufficio ci diamo tutti del tu.

    At the office we all say tu to each other.

  2. Past

    Ci siamo dati del tu fin dal primo giorno.

    We've been on tu terms since the first day.

  3. Imperfect

    Con il professore non ci davamo del tu.

    With the professor we didn't say tu to each other.

  4. Future

    Vedrai, tra una settimana vi darete del tu.

    You'll see, in a week you'll be saying tu to each other.

  5. Conditional

    Ci daremmo del tu volentieri, se lei fosse d'accordo.

    We'd gladly say tu to each other, if she agreed.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È strano che non si diano ancora del tu.

    It's odd that they still don't say tu to each other.

  7. Imperative

    Diamoci del tu, siamo quasi coetanei!

    Let's say tu to each other, we're almost the same age!

Good to know

  • Diamoci del tu is the usual way to drop the formal Lei between two people.

Where you hear darsi del tu

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Qui ci diamo tutti del tu. Here we all say tu to each other.
  • Oggi io e Matteo ci siamo dati del tu. Today Matteo and I started saying tu to each other.
  • Domani ci diamo del tu anche con gli altri studenti. Tomorrow we'll say tu to the other students too.

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • Qui ci diamo tutti del tu. Here we all say tu to each other.
  • Oggi io e Matteo ci siamo dati del tu. Today Matteo and I started saying tu to each other.
  • Domani ci diamo del tu anche con gli altri studenti. Tomorrow we'll say tu to the other students too.
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Shall We Say Tu?

Beginner Level 1 · Ci diamo del tu?

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On the Mountain Path

Beginner Level 2 · Tutto bene? Qui ci diamo del tu.

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The Kitchen Brigade

Intermediate Level 1 · Benvenuta, Laura. Qui ci diamo del tu.

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The Call from the Show

Fluency Level 1 · Figurati! E diamoci del tu, dai.

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