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ITALIAN VERB

allargare

to enlarge, to widen

  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: allargato
  • Gerund: allargando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use allargare

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

  1. Present

    Allargano la strada davanti a casa nostra.

    They're widening the road in front of our house.

  2. Past

    Ho allargato i pantaloni, erano stretti.

    I let out the trousers, they were tight.

  3. Imperfect

    Il fiume si allargava vicino al mare.

    The river widened near the sea.

  4. Future

    Allargheremo la cucina l'anno prossimo.

    We'll enlarge the kitchen next year.

  5. Conditional

    Allargherei un po' la finestra, c'è poca luce.

    I'd widen the window a bit, there's little light.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che allarghino il parcheggio, è sempre pieno.

    I hope they enlarge the car park, it's always full.

  7. Imperative

    Allarga le braccia e respira.

    Spread your arms and breathe.

Good to know

  • Allargare is to make wider; allargarsi is to get wider or, of a family, to grow: la famiglia si allarga.

Where you hear allargare

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Allarghiamo la cucina. We're enlarging the kitchen.
  • Abbiamo allargato l'albergo. We enlarged the hotel.
  • Allargheremo la sala. We'll enlarge the dining room.
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Hilde Remembers the Hotel

Intermediate Level 1 · Poi l'abbiamo allargato, io e mio marito.

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