Italian verb conjugation
trattenere
irregular"to hold ; to restrain; to harness, especially to stop from running away, to confine" — irregular Italian verb
Forms you may meet: tratterrò, tratterrebbe, trattengo, trattenne, trattenesse.
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Indicative
| Present | Present perfect | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | trattengo | ho trattenuto | trattenevo | trattenni | tratterrò |
| 2sg | trattieni | hai trattenuto | trattenevi | trattenesti | tratterrai |
| 3sg | trattiene | ha trattenuto | tratteneva | trattenne | tratterrà |
| 1pl | tratteniamo | abbiamo trattenuto | trattenevamo | trattenemmo | tratterremo |
| 2pl | trattenete | avete trattenuto | trattenevate | tratteneste | tratterrete |
| 3pl | trattengono | hanno trattenuto | trattenevano | trattennero | tratterranno |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | trattenga | trattenessi |
| 2sg | trattenga | trattenessi |
| 3sg | trattenga | trattenesse |
| 1pl | tratteniamo | trattenessimo |
| 2pl | tratteniate | tratteneste |
| 3pl | trattengano | trattenessero |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | tratterrei |
| 2sg | tratterresti |
| 3sg | tratterrebbe |
| 1pl | tratterremmo |
| 2pl | tratterreste |
| 3pl | tratterrebbero |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | trattieni |
| 1pl | tratteniamo |
| 2pl | trattenete |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- trattenere
- Gerund
- trattenendo
- Past participle
- trattenuto
- Present participle
- trattenente
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