correggi

Correggi is a verb form in Italian that serves as both the second-person singular present indicative and the informal imperative of the verb correggere, meaning to correct or to fix. As such, correggi can appear in statements like “Tu correggi gli errori” as well as in commands such as “Correggi gli errori.”

The full present tense conjugation of correggere is: io correggo, tu correggi, lui/lei corregge, noi correggiamo, voi correggete, loro correggono. The imperative forms are: correggi (tu), corregga (Lei), correggiamo (noi), correggete (voi), correggano (Loro). Correggere is a transitive verb, so it takes a direct object: you correct something, for example a text, a miscalculation, or a mistake.

Usage notes and typical contexts: correggi is common in education, editing, proofreading, and everyday dialogue when instructing someone to fix an issue. It can be used with pronouns attached, as in correggilo (correct it) or correggiamolo (let us correct it). The verb can also be used metaphorically to mean “adjust” or “adjustment,” as in correcting a course or correcting one’s behavior.

Etymology: correggere derives from Latin corrēgere, meaning to straighten or set right. It shares this root with related Romance languages, which show similar forms for the second-person imperative.

See also: correggere, verb conjugations, imperative mood in Italian.