determinare — Italian conjugation
to determine
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
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 | determino | I determine |
| tu | determini | you determine |
| lui/lei | determina | he/she/it determines |
| noi | determiniamo | we determine |
| voi | determinate | you (pl.) determine |
| loro | determinano | they determine |
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 | determinai | I determined |
| tu | determinasti | you determined |
| lui/lei | determinò | he/she/it determined |
| noi | determinammo | we determined |
| voi | determinaste | you (pl.) determined |
| loro | determinarono | they determined |
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 | determinavo |
| tu | determinavi |
| lui/lei | determinava |
| noi | determinavamo |
| voi | determinavate |
| loro | determinavano |
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 | determinerei | I would determine |
| tu | determineresti | you would determine |
| lui/lei | determinerebbe | he/she/it would determine |
| noi | determineremmo | we would determine |
| voi | determinereste | you (pl.) would determine |
| loro | determinerebbero | they would determine |
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 | determinerò | I will determine |
| tu | determinerai | you will determine |
| lui/lei | determinerà | he/she/it will determine |
| noi | determineremo | we will determine |
| voi | determinerete | you (pl.) will determine |
| loro | determineranno | they will determine |
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 determinato | I have determined |
| tu | hai determinato | you have determined |
| lui/lei | ha determinato | he/she/it has determined |
| noi | abbiamo determinato | we have determined |
| voi | avete determinato | you (pl.) have determined |
| loro | hanno determinato | they have determined |
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 determinato | I had determined |
| tu | avevi determinato | you had determined |
| lui/lei | aveva determinato | he/she/it had determined |
| noi | avevamo determinato | we had determined |
| voi | avevate determinato | you (pl.) had determined |
| loro | avevano determinato | they had determined |
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 determinato |
| tu | avresti determinato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe determinato |
| noi | avremmo determinato |
| voi | avreste determinato |
| loro | avrebbero determinato |
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 determinato | I will have determined |
| tu | avrai determinato | you will have determined |
| lui/lei | avrà determinato | he/she/it will have determined |
| noi | avremo determinato | we will have determined |
| voi | avrete determinato | you (pl.) will have determined |
| loro | avranno determinato | they will have determined |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
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 | determini |
| tu | determini |
| lui/lei | determini |
| noi | determiniamo |
| voi | determiniate |
| loro | determinino |
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 | determinassi |
| tu | determinassi |
| lui/lei | determinasse |
| noi | determinassimo |
| voi | determinaste |
| loro | determinassero |
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 | determina |
| lui/lei | determini |
| noi | determiniamo |
| voi | determinate |
| loro | determinino |
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 determinare |
| lui/lei | non determini |
| noi | non determiniamo |
| voi | non determinate |
| loro | non determinino |