{"id":14006,"date":"2017-05-03T12:48:30","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T10:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=14006"},"modified":"2017-05-03T12:48:30","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T10:48:30","slug":"the-italian-subjunctive-2-irregular-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/the-italian-subjunctive-2-irregular-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Italian Subjunctive – 2. Irregular Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our previous article about the Italian subjunctive,\u00a0The Italian Subjunctive \u2013 1. Present Tense<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, we looked at il congiuntivo presente<\/strong>. Today, we’re going to examine le forme irregolari<\/strong> (irregular forms), once again in the present tense<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These irregular verbs also happen to be the most important and frequently used. Here they are with practical examples of how to use them:<\/p>\n

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Dubito che Mr.Black voglia rinunciare al suo letto!<\/strong> (I doubt that Mr.Black wants to give up his bed!) Geoff’s legs make a perfect bed for Mr. Black. (He’s a cat, just in case you were wondering!)<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

List of irregular verbs in the present subjunctive:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Essere <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to be): <\/span><\/span>io sia, tu sia, lui\/lei sia, noi siamo, voi siate, loro siano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Avere <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to have):<\/span><\/span> io abbia, tu abbia, lui\/lei abbia, noi abbiamo, voi abbiate, loro abbiano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Andare <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to go): <\/span><\/span>io vada, tu vada, lui\/lei vada, noi andiamo, voi andiate, loro vadano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dare <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to give): <\/span><\/span>io dia, tu dia, lui\/lei dia, noi diamo, voi diate, loro diano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dire <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to say): <\/span><\/span>io dica, tu dica, lui\/lei dica, noi diciamo, voi diciate, loro dicano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dovere <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to have to): <\/span><\/span>io debba, tu debba, lui\/lei debba, noi dobbiamo, voi dobbiate, loro debbano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fare <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to do, to make):<\/span><\/span> io faccia, tu faccia, lui\/lei faccia, noi facciamo, voi facciate, loro facciano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Potere <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to be able to): <\/span><\/span>io possa, tu possa, lui\/lei possa, noi possiamo, voi possiate, loro possano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rimanere <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to remain): <\/span><\/span>io rimanga, tu rimanga, lui\/lei rimanga, noi rimaniamo, voi rimaniate, loro rimangano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Riuscire<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (to manage):<\/span><\/span> io riesca, tu riesca, lui\/lei riesca, noi riusciamo, voi riusciate, loro riescano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sapere <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to know): <\/span><\/span>io sappia, tu sappia, lui\/lei sappia, noi sappiamo, voi sappiate, loro sappiano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Stare <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to stay): <\/span><\/span>io stia, tu stia, lui\/lei stia, noi stiamo, voi stiate, loro stiano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tenere <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to hold): <\/span><\/span>io tenga, tu tenga, lui\/lei tenga, noi teniamo, voi teniate, loro tengano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Uscire <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to exit): <\/span><\/span>io esca, tu esca, lui\/lei esca, noi usciamo, voi usciate, loro escano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Venire<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (to come): <\/span><\/span>io venga, tu venga, lui\/lei venga, noi veniamo, voi veniate, loro vengano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volere <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(to want):<\/span><\/span> io voglia, tu voglia, lui\/lei voglia, noi vogliamo, voi vogliate, loro vogliano<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

When to use the congiuntivo presente<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> We use the present subjunctive with verbs which express: <\/span><\/span>wishes<\/span><\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/span>thoughts<\/span><\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/span>beliefs<\/span><\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/span>worries<\/span><\/span><\/em>, and <\/span><\/span>doubts<\/span><\/span><\/em>, when they are followed by the conjunction <\/span><\/span>che<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (that)<\/span><\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/em>E.g.: <\/span><\/span>voglio che<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (I want <\/span><\/span>that<\/i><\/span><\/span>), <\/span><\/span>spero che<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (I hope <\/span><\/span>that<\/i><\/span><\/span>), <\/span><\/span>penso che<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (I think <\/span><\/span>that<\/i><\/span><\/span>), <\/span><\/span>credo che<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (I believe <\/span><\/span>that<\/i><\/span><\/span>), <\/span><\/span>temo che<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (I’m afraid <\/span><\/span>that<\/i><\/span><\/span>), <\/span><\/span>dubito che<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (I doubt <\/span><\/span>that<\/i><\/span><\/span>).<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Examples:<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>penso che <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>sia<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span> meglio partire presto<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (I think <\/span><\/span><\/span>it’s<\/span><\/span><\/span> better to leave early)
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>dubito che Mr.Black <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>voglia<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> rinunciare al suo letto!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> (I doubt that Mr.Black wants to give up his bed!)
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Maria vuole che tu <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>rimanga<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> anche a cena<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> (Maria wants you to stay for dinner as well)
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>speriamo che Mario e Lucia <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>riescano<\/u> ad arrivare in tempo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> (let’s hope that Mario and Lucia will manage to arrive on time)
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>temo che <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Giorgio non sappia<\/span> come arrivarci<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> (I’m afraid that Giorgio doesn’t how to get there)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> to give polite orders when using the <\/span><\/span>lei<\/span><\/span><\/strong> form<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Examples:<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>mi dia<\/u> il suo numero di telefono, cos\u00ec la chiamo appena so qualcosa <\/strong><\/span><\/span>(give me your telephone number, so I can call you as soon as I know something)
\n<\/span><\/span>venga<\/span> qui domani mattina alle 9.30<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (come here tomorrow morning at 9:30)<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/em>prego, <\/span><\/span><\/strong>faccia<\/u> con comodo, non c’\u00e8 fretta<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (please, take your time, there’s no hurry)
\n<\/span><\/span>vada<\/span> sempre dritto, poi al semaforo giri<\/span> a destra<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (go straight on, then turn right at the traffic light)
\n<\/span><\/span>stia<\/u> tranquillo, vedr\u00e0 che tutto andr\u00e0 bene<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (stay calm, you’ll see that everything will be fine)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> after impersonal\u00a0verbs followed by the conjunction <\/span><\/span>che<\/span><\/span><\/strong>,\u00a0such as <\/span><\/span>bisogna che <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(it\u2019s necessary that), <\/span><\/span>basta che <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(it\u2019s enough\/sufficient that), <\/span><\/span>si dice che <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(it is said that)<\/span><\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Examples:<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>bisogna che tu venga<\/span> prima delle otto<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (you need to come before eight o’clock))
\n<\/span><\/span>basta che mi diciate<\/span> per che ora dovete essere all’aeroporto<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (you just need to tell me what time you need to be at the airport by)
\n<\/span><\/span>si dice che maggio sia<\/span> il mese migliore per visitare la Sicilia<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (they say that May is the best month to visit Sicily)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> after impersonal constructions\u00a0such as <\/span><\/span>\u00e8 facile che, <\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00e8<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> difficile che <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(it\u2019s likely that, it’s unlikely that), <\/span><\/span>\u00e8 meglio che <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(it\u2019s better that), <\/span><\/span>\u00e8 un peccato che <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(it\u2019s a pity that), <\/span><\/span>non \u00e8 giusto che <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(it\u2019s unfair that)<\/span><\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Examples:<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e8 difficile che io riesca<\/span> a<\/span><\/span><\/strong> partire prima di sabato <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(it\u2019s unlikely that I’ll be able to to leave before Saturday)
\n<\/span><\/span>\u00e8 un peccato che non possiate<\/span> restare a cena<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (it\u2019s a pity that you [plural] can’t stay for dinner)
\n<\/span><\/span>\u00e8 meglio che tenga<\/span> tu\u00a0le chiavi<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (it\u2019s better that you [singular] keep the keys).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> following conjunctions built with <\/span><\/span>che<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, such as <\/span><\/span>prima che <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(before), <\/span><\/span>affinch\u00e9 <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(so that, in order that), <\/span><\/span>a meno che non <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(unless), <\/span><\/span>nel caso che <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(in case)<\/span><\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Examples:<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>andiamocene prima che ci <\/span><\/span><\/strong>facciano<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/strong> la multa per sosta vietata <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(let’s get away before they give us a parking ticket)
\n<\/span><\/span>sar\u00f2 a casa a meno che non <\/span><\/span><\/strong>debba<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/strong> accompagnare Geoff alla stazione\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong>(I’ll be at home, unless I have to take Geoff to the railway station)
\nchiamami<\/strong> <\/span><\/span>nel caso che tu riesca<\/span> a liberarti prima<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, va bene?<\/span><\/span><\/strong> (call me if you manage to free yourself up earlier, okay?) <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Next time we’ll work on the congiuntivo passato<\/strong> (past subjunctive)<\/span><\/p>\n

A presto!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In our previous article about the Italian subjunctive,\u00a0The Italian Subjunctive \u2013 1. Present Tense, we looked at il congiuntivo presente. Today, we’re going to examine le forme irregolari (irregular forms), once again in the present tense. These irregular verbs also happen to be the most important and frequently used. Here they are with practical examples…<\/p>\n

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