Uses of Subjunctive

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“Congiuntivo” or Subjunctive in Italian is used, always, after impersonal sentence constructs. “Congiuntivo” or Subjunctive is also used for imperatives that subject or show politeness or events that describe a noun with verbs associate with politeness.

"parlare" <to speak> "vendere" <to sell>
io parl-i† <I speak> vend-a <I sell>
tu parl-i <you speak> vend-a <you sell>
lei parl-i <she speaks> vend-a <she sells>
noi parl-iamo <we speak> vend-iamo <we sell>
voi parl-iate <you speak> vend-iate <you sell>
loro parl-ino <they speak> vend-ano <they sell>

 

  "dormire" <to sleep> "pulire"†  
io dorm-a <I sleep> pul-isca†  
tu dorm-a <you sleep> pul-isca  
lei dorm-a† <she sleeps> pul-isca  
noi dorm-iamo <we sleep> pul-iamo  
voi dorm-iate <you sleep> pul-iate  
loro dorm-ano <they sleep> pul-iscano