Per favore, non dite niente.

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#1
English Translation

Please don’t say anything.

Aren’t negative imperatives formed by simply using the infinitive (i.e, “Per favore, non dire niente”) or is that optional?

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#2

That’s true for the singular “you” case.

In the other cases you use “non” + the normal imperative form.
“Non dite niente” means “you all, please, say nothing”.

If you want to dig deeper:

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#3

Thanks a lot! Always more to learn.

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