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ITALIAN VERB

affittare

to rent

  • #303 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: affittato
  • Gerund: affittando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use affittare

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

  1. Present

    Affittiamo una casa al mare ogni agosto.

    We rent a house by the sea every August.

  2. Past

    Ho affittato un piccolo appartamento in centro.

    I rented a small flat in the centre.

  3. Imperfect

    I miei affittavano una camera agli studenti.

    My parents used to rent a room to students.

  4. Future

    Affitteremo una macchina piccola all'aeroporto.

    We'll rent a small car at the airport.

  5. Conditional

    Affitterei la casa, ma non voglio venderla.

    I'd rent out the house, but I don't want to sell it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che affittino la casa a una famiglia.

    I hope they rent the house to a family.

  7. Imperative

    Affitta una bici, è il modo migliore per girare.

    Rent a bike, it's the best way to get around.

Good to know

  • Affittare works both ways: the owner rents out and the tenant rents. Affittasi on a sign means for rent.

Verbs like this one

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