Parlino

Parlino is an Italian grammatical term rather than a common lexical item. It is the third-person plural present subjunctive form of the verb parlare, meaning to speak. As a verb form, parlino does not carry an independent meaning; its role is to mark mood and subject in subordinate clauses.

In Italian, the present subjunctive is used to express doubt, desire, possibility, necessity, or emotion, typically after certain verbs and expressions or after conjunctions that require the subjunctive. Parlino appears in clauses such as those introduced by verbs of wishing or evaluating necessity, or after phrases like è importante che, è possibile che, spero che, and affinché.

Examples:

- Spero che parlino. (I hope that they speak.)

- È importante che parlino. (It is important that they speak.)

- Voglio che parlino apertamente. (I want that they speak frankly.)

- Non appena parlino, ti avviserò. (As soon as they speak.)

Parlino is primarily a grammatical form encountered in written Italian, formal prose, and language instruction. In everyday spoken Italian, speakers may substitute with the indicative or use other constructions more common in conversation, especially in some dialects or less formal contexts. Because subjunctive usage varies by region and register, parlino serves as an explicit marker of mood in contexts where Italian grammar requires the subjunctive.