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Answer by egreg for Is there a subtle difference between "sa" and "sai" in...

The respect form in Italian uses the third person singular (with an originally feminine subject “lei”). Some varieties of Italian still use “voi” (second person plural), but such usage is regional and...

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Answer by DonHolgo for Is there a subtle difference between "sa" and "sai" in...

Yes, exactly. The implicit pronoun is "Lei", and the verbs have to match that. Note that there's a third-person subjunctive to replace the second-person imperative as well:Scusami, Marco, (tu) sai per...

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Is there a subtle difference between "sa" and "sai" in formal situations?

I've been learning more about sapere. I found the following resource but I'm missing a subtle difference between "sa" and "sai". These quotes are from a university so I assume they are correct but want...

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