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ITALIAN VERB

abbassare

to lower

  • #335 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: abbassato
  • Gerund: abbassando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I lower
  2. tu you lower
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she lowers
  4. noi we lower
  5. voi you all lower
  6. loro they lower

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I lowered
  2. tu you lowered
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she lowered
  4. noi we lowered
  5. voi you all lowered
  6. loro they lowered

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to lower
  2. tu you used to lower
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to lower
  4. noi we used to lower
  5. voi you all used to lower
  6. loro they used to lower

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will lower
  2. tu you will lower
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will lower
  4. noi we will lower
  5. voi you all will lower
  6. loro they will lower

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would lower
  2. tu you would lower
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would lower
  4. noi we would lower
  5. voi you all would lower
  6. loro they would lower

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I lower
  2. tu (that) you lower
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she lower
  4. noi (that) we lower
  5. voi (that) you all lower
  6. loro (that) they lower

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu lower!
  2. Lei lower! (formal)
  3. noi lower! (let’s)
  4. voi lower! (all of you)

How to use abbassare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Abbasso un po' la musica, va bene?

    I'll turn the music down a bit, all right?

  2. Past

    Hanno abbassato i prezzi dei biglietti.

    They've lowered the ticket prices.

  3. Imperfect

    La sera abbassavamo sempre le tapparelle.

    In the evening we always lowered the shutters.

  4. Future

    Abbasserò il riscaldamento prima di uscire.

    I'll turn the heating down before going out.

  5. Conditional

    Abbasserei il prezzo, ma non troppo.

    I'd lower the price, but not too much.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vorrei che abbassaste la voce, il bambino dorme.

    I'd like you to lower your voices, the baby is sleeping.

  7. Imperative

    Abbassa il finestrino, fa caldo qui dentro.

    Lower the window, it's hot in here.

Good to know

  • Abbassare la voce, il volume, i prezzi; abbassarsi is to bend down.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.