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ITALIAN VERB

abbracciare

to hug

  • #318 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: abbracciato
  • Gerund: abbracciando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use abbracciare

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

  1. Present

    Abbraccio sempre mia nonna quando la vedo.

    I always hug my grandmother when I see her.

  2. Past

    Ci siamo abbracciati forte all'aeroporto.

    We hugged each other tight at the airport.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccola abbracciava tutti i cani del quartiere.

    As a little girl she hugged every dog in the neighbourhood.

  4. Future

    Vi abbraccerò tutti tra due settimane.

    I'll hug you all in two weeks.

  5. Conditional

    Ti abbraccerei, ma sono tutta bagnata.

    I'd hug you, but I'm soaking wet.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Lascia che ti abbracci, è passato troppo tempo.

    Let me hug you, it's been too long.

  7. Imperative

    Abbraccia tuo padre, non lo vedi da mesi.

    Hug your father, you haven't seen him in months.

Good to know

  • Un abbraccio ends a friendly message, like "hugs" or "love".

Where you hear abbracciare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Fluency Level 3

  • Abbraccio mia zia all'aeroporto. I hug my aunt at the airport.
  • Ho abbracciato mia zia per la prima volta. I hugged my aunt for the first time.
  • Domani abbraccerò tutta la famiglia. Tomorrow I'll hug the whole family.
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Rosa at Arrivals

Fluency Level 3 · Fatti abbracciare, zia. Finalmente!

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