No. 1,834 in Catalan
digui
"Digui" is the formal imperative form of "dir" (to say) in Catalan, meaning "say" or used as "hello" when answering the phone.
In a sentence
Digui'm què necessita.
Tell me what you need.
'Digui' is used as a polite imperative form addressing 'vostè' (formal you) to express a request for information.
Qui ho sap, que digui la veritat.
Who knows it, let them tell the truth.
'Digui' here functions as a third-person singular imperative in a general or indirect sense, inviting whoever knows to speak the truth.
Quan truquis al despatx, digui que és urgent.
When you call the office, say that it is urgent.
'Digui' is utilized in a future imperative sense directed towards the interlocutor referencing a formal or respectful mode of address.
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