indebolire — Italian conjugation
to weaken, to make weaker
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 | indebolisco | I weaken |
| tu | indebolisci | you weaken |
| lui/lei | indebolisce | he/she/it weakens |
| noi | indeboliamo | we weaken |
| voi | indebolite | you (pl.) weaken |
| loro | indeboliscono | they weaken |
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 | indebolii | I weakened |
| tu | indebolisti | you weakened |
| lui/lei | indebolì | he/she/it weakened |
| noi | indebolimmo | we weakened |
| voi | indeboliste | you (pl.) weakened |
| loro | indebolirono | they weakened |
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 | indebolivo |
| tu | indebolivi |
| lui/lei | indeboliva |
| noi | indebolivamo |
| voi | indebolivate |
| loro | indebolivano |
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 | indebolirei | I would weaken |
| tu | indeboliresti | you would weaken |
| lui/lei | indebolirebbe | he/she/it would weaken |
| noi | indeboliremmo | we would weaken |
| voi | indebolireste | you (pl.) would weaken |
| loro | indebolirebbero | they would weaken |
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 | indebolirò | I will weaken |
| tu | indebolirai | you will weaken |
| lui/lei | indebolirà | he/she/it will weaken |
| noi | indeboliremo | we will weaken |
| voi | indebolirete | you (pl.) will weaken |
| loro | indeboliranno | they will weaken |
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 indebolito | I have weakened |
| tu | hai indebolito | you have weakened |
| lui/lei | ha indebolito | he/she/it has weakened |
| noi | abbiamo indebolito | we have weakened |
| voi | avete indebolito | you (pl.) have weakened |
| loro | hanno indebolito | they have weakened |
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 indebolito | I had weakened |
| tu | avevi indebolito | you had weakened |
| lui/lei | aveva indebolito | he/she/it had weakened |
| noi | avevamo indebolito | we had weakened |
| voi | avevate indebolito | you (pl.) had weakened |
| loro | avevano indebolito | they had weakened |
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 indebolito |
| tu | avresti indebolito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe indebolito |
| noi | avremmo indebolito |
| voi | avreste indebolito |
| loro | avrebbero indebolito |
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 indebolito | I will have weakened |
| tu | avrai indebolito | you will have weakened |
| lui/lei | avrà indebolito | he/she/it will have weakened |
| noi | avremo indebolito | we will have weakened |
| voi | avrete indebolito | you (pl.) will have weakened |
| loro | avranno indebolito | they will have weakened |
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 | indebolisca |
| tu | indebolisca |
| lui/lei | indebolisca |
| noi | indeboliamo |
| voi | indeboliate |
| loro | indeboliscano |
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 | indebolissi |
| tu | indebolissi |
| lui/lei | indebolisse |
| noi | indebolissimo |
| voi | indeboliste |
| loro | indebolissero |
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 | indebolisci |
| lui/lei | indebolisca |
| noi | indeboliamo |
| voi | indebolite |
| loro | indeboliscano |
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 indebolire |
| lui/lei | non indebolisca |
| noi | non indeboliamo |
| voi | non indebolite |
| loro | non indeboliscano |