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Il copione è pronto, voglio che tu glielo dia subito.

Il copione è pronto, voglio che tu glielo dia subito.
The script is ready, I want you to give it to him immediately.
From Lesson 182:Present subjunctive of irregular verbs (vada, faccia, dia)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il copione è pronto, voglio che tu glielo dia subito.

Why is it dia instead of the normal present tense dai?
Dia is the present subjunctive form of the irregular verb dare (to give). We use the subjunctive here because the phrase voglio che expresses a desire, which forces the verb in the second part of the sentence into the subjunctive mood.
Since Italian usually drops subject pronouns, why is tu included before glielo?
In the present subjunctive, the conjugations for 'I', 'you' (singular), and 'he/she/it' are often identical. For the verb dare, they are all dia. Including tu makes it crystal clear that you are the one supposed to give the script, preventing any confusion.
How does the word glielo break down in this sentence?
Glielo is a double object pronoun that merges gli (to him) and lo (it). The lo part replaces our masculine singular noun, il copione (the script). When gli combines with another pronoun, it adds an 'e' to become glie-, forming glielo.
Could glielo dia also mean 'give it to her' instead of 'give it to him'?
Yes! When combining pronouns, both gli (to him) and le (to her) change to glie- before lo, la, li, or le. Without wider context, glielo dia could mean 'give it to him', 'give it to her', or even 'give it to them'. The English translation happens to clarify it is 'to him' here.

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