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Non presenti la fotocopia, voglio il documento originale.

Non presenti la fotocopia, voglio il documento originale.
Do not submit the photocopy, I want the original document.
From Lesson 135:Formal commands (Lei, Loro)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Non presenti la fotocopia, voglio il documento originale.

Why is it Non presenti instead of Non presentare?
In Italian, negative commands only use non + the infinitive verb for the informal tu form (which would be non presentare). For formal Lei commands, you just use non plus the formal command form of the verb (presenti).
Presentare is an -are verb. Why does the formal command end in -i here?
To form the formal imperative (when addressing someone respectfully as Lei), verbs that end in -are take an -i ending. This is a bit tricky because it's the opposite of the regular present tense, where the Lei form ends in -a (as in Lei presenta).
Does presentare usually mean "to submit"?
Yes! While it often translates to "to present" or "to introduce," in official or administrative situations, presentare is the standard Italian verb for "to submit" or "to hand in" a document or application.
Why does the adjective originale end in -e instead of -o for the masculine noun il documento?
Originale belongs to a group of Italian adjectives that end in -e in their dictionary form. These adjectives use the exact same ending for both masculine and feminine nouns in the singular. If it were plural, it would change to originali for both genders.

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