How to conjugate a verb in Italian

How to conjugate a verb in Italian

You want to learn how to conjugate Italian verbs? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Italian lessons complete with useful examples. I speak, you speak, we all speak... we make learning Italian verbs fun.

Italian verb conjugation: I

Verbs are used to describe actions. Italian verbs are conjugated for each person. The conjugation consists of an ending placed on the verb stem. For the first person singular, Italian verbs typically use the ending '-o'. Important to note is that pronouns are not used with the verb in Italian except to create emphasis. This means that, unlike English, the verb is in general used without a pronoun.

Examples

io ritorno
I go back
io devo
I must
io conosco
I know
io bevo
I drink
io comincio
I start
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Italian is spoken by 55 million people in Italy, parts of Switzerland, the United States and Canada. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Italian would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Italian

Learn to get by in Italian with these useful words and phrases. The phrases below will help you to greet people in Italian, introduce yourself in Italian and even hold a conversation in Italian after you have met someone.

Ti desidero.
I want you.
Mi piaci.
I like you.
Ti amo.
I love you.
Ti adoro.
I adore you.
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Step 8 : Italian verbs

Verbs are used to describe actions. There are 1000's of verbs that you can learn in Italian. A good approach would be to start out by learning just three Italian verbs by heart. We suggest you learn the Italian verbs vedere, volere and piacere (see, want, like). Using the nouns libro, sedia and porta (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each verb with each noun (I want the book, you see the chair, they like the door etc.). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Italian verbs including useful examples. After you've learned using the three verbs vedere, volere and piacere by heart you can move on to Step 9 (Italian possessive pronouns).

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