enfatizzi

Enfatizzi is the second-person singular form of the Italian verb enfatizzare in the present tense, meaning “you emphasize.” The form also occurs, with identical spelling, in the present subjunctive (che tu enfatizzi) in standard Italian. Its use depends on the mood of the clause and the surrounding syntactic structure.

Enfatizzare is a regular verb of the -izzare class. In the present indicative, its forms are io enfatizzo, tu enfatizzi, lui enfatizza, noi enfatizziamo, voi enfatizzate, loro enfatizzano. In the present subjunctive, the forms are che io enfatizzi, che tu enfatizzi, che lui enfatizzi, che noi enfatizziamo, che voi enfatizziate, che loro enfatizzino. The stem involves a characteristic stem of enfatizz-, which is accompanied by the usual -are to -izzare conjugation pattern, including the distinctive double z.

Usage notes: The indicative conveys a straightforward assertion about emphasizing something. The subjunctive appears in subordinate clauses after verbs or expressions of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion, and in more formal or literary contexts. For example, È importante che tu enfatizzi l’importanza di una valutazione accurata. In everyday speech, the indicative is more common, while the subjunctive is frequent in formal writing and careful, nuanced phrasing.

See also: emphasize, emphasis, enfatizzare (the related verb in Italian).