conjugating "aspettare"

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"Aspetti, per favore" [ Formal ]
"Aspetta, per favore" [ Informal ]

Note: "Per favore" NOT "Perfavore".

To make things more clear, the formal version of a verb can be made using the third person singular instead on the second person singular.

e.g.:

How are you? [ Singular form ]

"Come stai?"
[ Informal - Second person singular ]

"Come sta?"
[ Formal - Third person singular ]

e.g.:

"Where are you going?" [ Singular form ]

"Dove stai andando?" [ Progressive form ]
or
"Dove vai?" [ Non-progressive form ]
[ Informal - Second person singular ]

"Dove sta andando?" [ Progressive form ]
or
"Dove va?" [ Non-progressive form ]
[ Formal - Third person singular ]

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The Imperative Mood is equivalent to the English one.

It's used to

- express a command

i.e.: Sit down! = Siediti!

- invite someone to do or to have something

i.e.: "Have some cake" = "Prendi un po' di torta"

i.e.: "Wait a minute" = "Aspetta un minuto"

When you don't give orders, you can put "please", to sound less harsh.

i.e.: "Please, come in" = "Prego, si accomodi" [ I used a formal translation, here ]

In Italian, the (extended) Imperative Mood has 2 tenses [ present and future ] and lacks the 1st person singular in both on them.

e.g.:

"Mangiare" [ To eat ]

Imperative - Present

[ NO 1st person singular ]
Mangia
Mangi
Mangiamo
Mangiate
Mangino

Imperative - Future
[ It's the same as the Future Tense of the Indicative Mood ]

[ NO 1st person singular ]
Mangerai
Mangerà
Mangeremo
Mangerete
Mangeranno

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Presente d'indicativo:

io aspetto
tu aspetti
egli aspetta
noi aspettiamo
voi aspettate
essi aspettano

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I did know how to conjugate "aspettare" I pretty much needed my question answered. Thanks though...

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To be more clear, I need to know why Italians say "wait please" "aspetta perfavore" instead of "aspetti perfavore"

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I don't know....
sorry I understanded wrong before...

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it's ok thanks so much for trying to help me :)

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I'm sorry maybe it is me but I still don't understand. I do understand that you are saying that the formal and informal usage can be interchangeable but as to when to do this is what I am confused about. Eventually, it will come to me... :)

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grazie dell'aiuto :)

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I'm not saying they're interchangeable, Eli...
The form to use depends on who you are talking to.

e.g.:

You're speaking to

- a friend >>> Informal

- your relatives >>> Informal

- someone you don't know >>> Formal

- someone you don't know, but young >>> Inormal

- the parents of your boyfriend/girlfriend >>> Formal

And so on...

But the rules are not fixed. ;)

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Ok this I understand. I am a little confused about when to use "tu" versus using (in this case) "lei" to better explain, I asked a friend of mine a question and she told me to wait. I was wondering why she used aspetta instead of aspetti. I thought that tu aspetti means for the person you are talking to means "you wait" but instead she used "aspetta" this is my confusion. I get what you have written but it isn't helping me understand. Perhaps, it is a block on my part.. :)

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"Tu" is informal. "Lei" (used as 2nd person singular) is formal [ masculine and feminine ].

When someone tells you "Aspetta, per favore", the tense is NOT present, but imperative. So, "Aspetta" is Imperative 2nd person singular, while "Aspetti" is 3rd (or 2nd formal) person singular.

Is it clear, now? :)

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I sort of get it but I am doing research to better understand it... thanks a bunch... :)

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Not at all.
Do you need any specific information about the imperative tense?

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I don't know what it is and I feel really stupid at the moment because I am not able to understand this. I truly apologize but yes any information you can give me to help me understand would be greatly appreciated... :) Thanks so much Salvatore...

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I realized that, maybe, it was my fault if it wasn't clear enough for you.
I used "imperative tense" instead of "imperative mood".
My apologies, Eli. :(

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It's ok Sal got it now thanks so much for helping me understand this.. you are great.. :)

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Thanks, Eli. ^_^