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ITALIAN VERB

accogliere

to welcome

  • #361 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: accolto
  • Gerund: accogliendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use accogliere

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

  1. Present

    La signora accoglie gli ospiti con un sorriso.

    The lady welcomes the guests with a smile.

  2. Past

    Ci hanno accolto come se fossimo di famiglia.

    They welcomed us as if we were family.

  3. Imperfect

    Il nonno accoglieva tutti con un bicchiere di vino.

    Grandpa welcomed everyone with a glass of wine.

  4. Future

    Vi accoglieremo noi all'aeroporto.

    We'll meet you at the airport.

  5. Conditional

    Accoglierei volentieri tua cugina per qualche giorno.

    I'd gladly put your cousin up for a few days.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che accolgano bene la nostra proposta.

    I hope they receive our proposal well.

  7. Imperative

    Accogli i nostri amici, io arrivo subito.

    Welcome our friends, I'll be right there.

Good to know

  • Accogliere follows cogliere: accolgo, accogli, ho accolto.

Where you hear accogliere

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

Italian · Advanced Level 2

  • Fontelupo accoglie tutti. Fontelupo welcomes everyone.
  • Il paese mi ha accolta come una figlia. The village welcomed me like a daughter.
  • Accoglieremo tutti in piazza. We'll welcome everyone in the square.
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Laura's Speech

Advanced Level 2 · Questo paese mi ha accolta come una figlia. · Mi ha accolto.

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