Questions & Answers about Se il citofono non funziona, mandami un messaggio.
Italian typically uses the present indicative in se-clauses to talk about future situations. So Se il citofono non funziona naturally covers “if the intercom doesn’t work (when you arrive).” The main clause can be imperative, present, or future:
- Se domani piove, resto a casa.
- Se finisci tardi, chiamami. Using the future there (se il citofono non funzionerà) is unusual and often avoided.
- In an affirmative imperative, object pronouns attach to the end of the verb with no space: manda + mi → mandami.
- manda mi is incorrect spacing.
- mi manda is present indicative (he/she/you-formal sends me), not an imperative for the informal “you.”
Use the polite imperative (present subjunctive):