Lavoriate

Lavoriate is the second-person plural present subjunctive form of the Italian verb lavorare, meaning to work. It is a finite verb form used in sentences that require the subjunctive mood, typically in dependent clauses after expressions of doubt, possibility, desire, emotion, or uncertainty, and after certain conjunctions that introduce non-real or hypothetical situations.

Morphology and usage notes: Lavorare is a regular -are verb, so its present subjunctive endings are -i for tu, -i for lui/lei, -iamo for noi, -iate for voi, and -ino for loro. Therefore, the form voi lavoriate corresponds to the subjunctive mood rather than the indicative or imperative. In everyday speech, the subjunctive mood is used less frequently in some regions, but it remains common in formal writing and in many standard contexts to express nuance, doubt, or politeness: for example, che voi lavoriate con attenzione (that you all work with care), è importante che voi lavoriate domani (it is important that you all work tomorrow), or non sono sicuro che voi lavoriate stasera (I’m not sure that you all will work this evening).

Examples: Credo che voi lavoriate duro per raggiungere l’obiettivo. Spero che voi lavoriate insieme in modo efficiente. È possibile che voi lavoriate domani, se necessario.

See also: Lavorare; Italian present subjunctive; Subjunctive mood in Romance languages.