She says/tells in Italian 🇮🇹

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Tips to remember the verb “dire”:
• Think of “direct” as a hint to “speak” or “state” something, since both words come from the same Latin root.
• Associate “lei dice” (“she says”) with a familiar female friend who always gives her opinion.

Explanation:
• “Lei dice” is the third person singular of the verb “dire,” which means “to say” or “to tell.” It is irregular, so its conjugation does not follow the regular patterns.
• Depending on context, “dire” can express stating a fact, telling a story, or giving an opinion.

Other words with similar meanings:
• affermare (to affirm)
• raccontare (to relate; to tell a story)
• comunicare (to communicate)
• esprimere (to express)

Infinitive and Conjugations of “dire”:

Infinitive:
 dire – to say, to tell

Present tense:
 io dico    I say
 tu dici    you say
 lui/lei dice  he/she says  ("lei dice" means “she says”)
 noi diciamo  we say
 voi dite    you (plural) say
 loro dicono  they say

Imperfect (past habitual):
 io dicevo    I was saying/I used to say
 tu dicevi    you were saying/used to say
 lui/lei diceva  he/she was saying/used to say
 noi dicevamo   we were saying/used to say
 voi dicevate   you (plural) were saying/used to say
 loro dicevano  they were saying/used to say

Past absolute (remote past):
 io dissi    I said
 tu dicesti   you said
 lui/lei disse  he/she said
 noi dicemmo   we said
 voi diceste   you (plural) said
 loro dissero  they said

Future tense:
 io dirò    I will say
 tu dirai    you will say
 lui/lei dirà  he/she will say
 noi diremo   we will say
 voi direte   you (plural) will say
 loro diranno  they will say

Conditional mood:
 io direi    I would say
 tu diresti   you would say
 lui/lei direbbe  he/she would say
 noi diremmo   we would say
 voi direste   you (plural) would say
 loro direbbero  they would say

Present subjunctive:
 che io dica    that I say
 che tu dica    that you say
 che lui/lei dica  that he/she say
 che noi diciamo  that we say
 che voi diciate  that you (plural) say
 che loro dicano  that they say

Example sentences:
• “Lei dice la verità.”
 Translation: “She tells the truth.”
• “Quando le chiedo un consiglio, lei dice sempre qualcosa di saggio.”
 Translation: “When I ask her for advice, she always says something wise.”
• “Lei dice che verrà domani.”
 Translation: “She says that she will come tomorrow.”

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