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ITALIAN VERB

affidare

to entrust

  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: affidato
  • Gerund: affidando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use affidare

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

  1. Present

    Ti affido le chiavi di casa per una settimana.

    I'm entrusting you with the house keys for a week.

  2. Past

    Hanno affidato il progetto a una giovane architetta.

    They entrusted the project to a young architect.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccola la mamma mi affidava alla nonna.

    When I was little, Mum left me with Grandma.

  4. Future

    Affideremo il gatto ai vicini durante le vacanze.

    We'll leave the cat with the neighbours during the holidays.

  5. Conditional

    Affiderei il lavoro a Marco, è preciso.

    I'd give the job to Marco, he's careful.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preferisco che affidiate la pratica a un avvocato.

    I'd rather you entrust the case to a lawyer.

  7. Imperative

    Affida i bagagli al portiere e vieni.

    Leave the luggage with the porter and come.

Good to know

  • Affidare qualcosa a qualcuno; affidarsi a is to rely on someone.

Where you hear affidare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Ti affido il forno e le chiavi. I entrust the oven and the keys to you.
  • Mi ha affidato il pane della domenica. She entrusted Sunday's bread to me.
  • Da giugno ti affiderò anche la cucina. From June I'll entrust the kitchen to you too.
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The First Shift

Advanced Level 3 · Dario, da oggi ti affido il forno.

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