addolcire — Italian conjugation
to sweeten
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | addolcisco | I sweeten |
| tu | addolcisci | you sweeten |
| lui/lei | addolcisce | he/she/it sweetens |
| noi | addolciamo | we sweeten |
| voi | addolcite | you (pl.) sweeten |
| loro | addolciscono | they sweeten |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | addolcii | I sweetened |
| tu | addolcisti | you sweetened |
| lui/lei | addolcì | he/she/it sweetened |
| noi | addolcimmo | we sweetened |
| voi | addolciste | you (pl.) sweetened |
| loro | addolcirono | they sweetened |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | addolcivo |
| tu | addolcivi |
| lui/lei | addolciva |
| noi | addolcivamo |
| voi | addolcivate |
| loro | addolcivano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | addolcirei | I would sweeten |
| tu | addolciresti | you would sweeten |
| lui/lei | addolcirebbe | he/she/it would sweeten |
| noi | addolciremmo | we would sweeten |
| voi | addolcireste | you (pl.) would sweeten |
| loro | addolcirebbero | they would sweeten |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | addolcirò | I will sweeten |
| tu | addolcirai | you will sweeten |
| lui/lei | addolcirà | he/she/it will sweeten |
| noi | addolciremo | we will sweeten |
| voi | addolcirete | you (pl.) will sweeten |
| loro | addolciranno | they will sweeten |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho addolcito | I have sweetened |
| tu | hai addolcito | you have sweetened |
| lui/lei | ha addolcito | he/she/it has sweetened |
| noi | abbiamo addolcito | we have sweetened |
| voi | avete addolcito | you (pl.) have sweetened |
| loro | hanno addolcito | they have sweetened |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo addolcito | I had sweetened |
| tu | avevi addolcito | you had sweetened |
| lui/lei | aveva addolcito | he/she/it had sweetened |
| noi | avevamo addolcito | we had sweetened |
| voi | avevate addolcito | you (pl.) had sweetened |
| loro | avevano addolcito | they had sweetened |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei addolcito |
| tu | avresti addolcito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe addolcito |
| noi | avremmo addolcito |
| voi | avreste addolcito |
| loro | avrebbero addolcito |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò addolcito | I will have sweetened |
| tu | avrai addolcito | you will have sweetened |
| lui/lei | avrà addolcito | he/she/it will have sweetened |
| noi | avremo addolcito | we will have sweetened |
| voi | avrete addolcito | you (pl.) will have sweetened |
| loro | avranno addolcito | they will have sweetened |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | addolcisca |
| tu | addolcisca |
| lui/lei | addolcisca |
| noi | addolciamo |
| voi | addolciate |
| loro | addolciscano |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | addolcissi |
| tu | addolcissi |
| lui/lei | addolcisse |
| noi | addolcissimo |
| voi | addolciste |
| loro | addolcissero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | addolcisci |
| lui/lei | addolcisca |
| noi | addolciamo |
| voi | addolcite |
| loro | addolciscano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non addolcire |
| lui/lei | non addolcisca |
| noi | non addolciamo |
| voi | non addolcite |
| loro | non addolciscano |