Italian verb
dire conjugation
irregular"to say, to tell" — irregular Italian verb
Forms you may meet: detto, dico, disse, dicesse, dirò.
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Indicative
| Present | Present perfect | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | dico | ho detto | dicevo | dissi | dirò |
| 2sg | dici | hai detto | dicevi | dicesti | dirai |
| 3sg | dice | ha detto | diceva | disse | dirà |
| 1pl | diciamo | abbiamo detto | dicevamo | dicemmo | diremo |
| 2pl | dite | avete detto | dicevate | diceste | direte |
| 3pl | dicono | hanno detto | dicevano | dissero | diranno |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | dica | dicessi |
| 2sg | dica | dicessi |
| 3sg | dica | dicesse |
| 1pl | diciamo | dicessimo |
| 2pl | diciate | diceste |
| 3pl | dicano | dicessero |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | direi |
| 2sg | diresti |
| 3sg | direbbe |
| 1pl | diremmo |
| 2pl | direste |
| 3pl | direbbero |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | di' |
| 1pl | diciamo |
| 2pl | dite |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- dire
- Gerund
- dicendo
- Past participle
- detto
- Present participle
- dicente
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