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ITALIAN VERB

adorare

to adore

  • #228 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: adorato
  • Gerund: adorando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use adorare

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

  1. Present

    Adoro la cucina siciliana, soprattutto i dolci.

    I love Sicilian cooking, especially the desserts.

  2. Past

    I bambini hanno adorato il regalo.

    The children loved the present.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccolo adoravo i cartoni animati.

    As a boy I adored cartoons.

  4. Future

    Vedrai, adorerai questa città.

    You'll see, you'll love this city.

  5. Conditional

    Adorerei vivere vicino al mare.

    I'd love to live near the sea.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Sono contenta che adoriate il mio tiramisù.

    I'm glad you love my tiramisu.

  7. Imperative

    Adorala pure, ma non dimenticare i tuoi amici.

    Adore her all you like, but don't forget your friends.

Good to know

  • Adorare is a strong way to say you love something: adoro il gelato. For people, use amare or voler bene.

Where you hear adorare

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Adoro il pane di tuo padre. I adore your father's bread.
  • Ieri ho adorato la casa di mia nonna. Yesterday I adored my grandmother's house.
  • Domani adori il mio ragù. Tomorrow you'll adore my meat sauce.
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Beginner Level 1 · Adoro!

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