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ITALIAN VERB

allacciare

to fasten, to do up

  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: allacciato
  • Gerund: allacciando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use allacciare

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

  1. Present

    Mi allaccio le scarpe e sono pronta.

    I'll tie my shoes and I'm ready.

  2. Past

    Ti sei allacciato la cintura? Si parte.

    Have you fastened your seatbelt? We're off.

  3. Imperfect

    A tre anni si allacciava già le scarpe da solo.

    At three he was already tying his shoes by himself.

  4. Future

    Allacceremo le cinture quando lo dice il pilota.

    We'll fasten our seatbelts when the pilot says so.

  5. Conditional

    Io allaccerei il cappotto, fuori tira vento.

    I'd do up my coat, it's windy outside.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il pilota chiede che allacciate le cinture.

    The pilot asks you to fasten your seatbelts.

  7. Imperative

    Allaccia la cintura, mi raccomando.

    Fasten your seatbelt, please.

Good to know

  • Allacciarsi le scarpe, la cintura: to tie your shoes, to fasten your seatbelt.

Where you hear allacciare

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

Italian · Fluency Level 3

  • Allacci la cintura, per favore. Fasten your seat belt, please.
  • Ho allacciato la cintura a Nonna. I fastened Nonna's seat belt.
  • La allaccerò da sola, grazie. I'll fasten it myself, thank you.
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The Airport

Fluency Level 3 · La cintura gliela allaccio io.

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