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tu datti

get to work, make an effort, give yourself, take for yourself

→ dare
da to give + tti you (singular) clitic pronoun
verb · 2nd-person singular informal Rare #39,212
get to work, make an effort In the expression “datti da fare.”
IT: Datti da fare: dobbiamo finire oggi.
EN: Get to work: we have to finish today.
give yourself, take for yourself Used with something you give or allow yourself, as in “datti una pausa” (take a break).
IT: Datti una pausa e bevi un po’ d’acqua.
EN: Take a break and drink some water.
Conjugation of dare
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — diamo
Second dacci date
Third dia diano
darladarmelo

Datti forza, Nino.

Be strong, Nino.

— Pentimento (1987)

Vieni, Katia, datti da fare.

Come on, Katia, get busy.

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Datti da fare, più impegno.

Get busy, put in more effort.

— Addio mia concubina (1993)

Datti una pausa.

Give yourself a break.

E tu, Vanja, datti da fare mentre parliamo con Dio.

And you, Vanya, get busy while we talk to God.

— Taxi Blues (1990)