Today we are going to learn more about the Italian verbs ending in-are.
- abitare = to live
- amare = to love
- andare = to go
- arrivare = to arrive
- ascoltare = to listen
- ballare = to dance
- chiamare = to call
- cercare = to look for
- cominciare = to start
- comprare = to buy
- cucinare = to cook
- dare = to give
- entrare = to enter
- fare = to do
- giocare = to play (sports)
- guardare = to watch
- imparare = to learn
- iniziare = to start
- invitare = to invite
- lavorare = to work
- lavare = to wash
- mangiare = to eat
- pagare = to pay
- parlare = to speak
- pensare = to think
- stare = to stay
- studiare = to study
- suonare = to play (an instrument)
- tornare = to come back
- trovare = to find
Watch the video below to discover how to conjugate the Italian verbs ending in -are:
CONJUGATION OF ITALIAN VERBS ENDING IN -ARE:
Italian verbs can be regular or irregular. Let’s see how to conjugate the present tense of the Italian regular verbs ending in -are.
PARLARE (to speak)
| IO PARLO (I speak) |
| TU PARLI (you speak) |
| LUI/LEI PARLA (he/she speaks) |
| NOI PARLIAMO (we speak) |
| VOI PARLATE (you speak) |
| LORO PARLANO (they speak) |
As you can see, when we conjugate the regular verbs in Italian, we take off the last syllable of the infinitive (-are) and we add different suffixes depending on the subject of the verb. For example:
- Maria parla italiano, invece Ruth e Sue parlano inglese
(Maria speaks Italian, however Ruth and Sue speak English)
If you are looking for a wider list of Italian verbs ending in -are, -ere and -ire you can also see our list of common Italian verbs.
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