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Esamini pure questo veicolo.

Esamini pure questo veicolo.
Feel free to examine this vehicle.
From Lesson 283:Polite permission with imperatives (pure)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Esamini pure questo veicolo.

What exactly does pure add to the verb esamini?
On its own, esamini is a direct instruction meaning examine. Adding the particle pure right after the verb softens it into a polite offer or permission, translating to feel free to examine or go ahead and examine.
Why is the verb conjugated as esamini instead of esamina?
This sentence addresses someone politely using the formal Lei form. For regular -are verbs like esaminare, the formal command takes an -i ending, which is actually borrowed from the present subjunctive. If you were speaking informally to a friend, you would use the tu command: esamina pure.
Could I place pure before the verb instead?
No, when you use pure to grant permission or soften a command, it must directly follow the imperative verb. Saying pure esamini would sound unnatural to an Italian speaker.
Where is the spoken stress on the words esamini and veicolo?
Both of these words have their spoken stress on the third-to-last syllable, which is a pattern that often trips up English speakers. They are pronounced e-SÀ-mi-ni and ve-Ì-co-lo.

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