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ITALIAN VERB

assaggiare

to taste

  • #284 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: assaggiato
  • Gerund: assaggiando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use assaggiare

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

  1. Present

    Assaggio un pezzetto di formaggio, posso?

    I'll taste a little piece of cheese, may I?

  2. Past

    Hai mai assaggiato la pizza fritta?

    Have you ever tasted fried pizza?

  3. Imperfect

    Mia nonna assaggiava sempre il sugo con il pane.

    My grandmother always tasted the sauce with bread.

  4. Future

    A Bologna assaggeremo i tortellini in brodo.

    In Bologna we'll taste tortellini in broth.

  5. Conditional

    Assaggerei volentieri il vino della casa.

    I'd gladly taste the house wine.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che assaggi questo dolce.

    I want you to taste this dessert.

  7. Imperative

    Assaggia, poi mi dici se manca sale.

    Taste it, then tell me if it needs salt.

Good to know

  • Assaggiare is to taste a little of something to try it; for what food tastes like, use sapere di: sa di limone.

Where you hear assaggiare

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Un cuoco assaggia sempre tutto. A cook always tastes everything.
  • Oggi ho assaggiato la mortadella migliore di Bologna. Today I tasted the best mortadella in Bologna.
  • Domani assaggio le tagliatelle di Laura. Tomorrow I'll taste Laura's tagliatelle.

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Un cuoco assaggia sempre tutto. A cook always tastes everything.
  • Oggi ho assaggiato la mortadella migliore di Bologna. Today I tasted the best mortadella in Bologna.
  • Domani assaggio le tagliatelle di Laura. Tomorrow I'll taste Laura's tagliatelle.

Verbs like this one

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