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ITALIAN VERB

augurare

to wish (someone something)

  • #153 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: augurato
  • Gerund: augurando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use augurare

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

  1. Present

    Vi auguro una buona serata.

    I wish you a good evening.

  2. Past

    Mi hanno augurato buona fortuna per l'esame.

    They wished me good luck for the exam.

  3. Imperfect

    Ogni anno la zia ci augurava buon Natale per telefono.

    Every year our aunt wished us Merry Christmas by phone.

  4. Future

    Gli augureremo buon viaggio alla stazione.

    We'll wish him a good trip at the station.

  5. Conditional

    Non augurerei una giornata così a nessuno.

    I wouldn't wish a day like this on anyone.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che tu le auguri buon compleanno da parte mia.

    I want you to wish her happy birthday from me.

  7. Imperative

    Augurami buona fortuna, oggi ho il colloquio.

    Wish me luck, I have the interview today.

Good to know

  • Augurare qualcosa a qualcuno: ti auguro buon viaggio. Auguri! is happy birthday, congratulations, all the best.
  • Augurarsi is to hope: mi auguro che vada tutto bene.

Where you hear augurare

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 2

  • Vi auguro una bella giornata. I wish you a lovely day.
  • Ho augurato buon viaggio agli sposi. I wished the bride and groom a good journey.
  • Ti augurerò buona fortuna. I'll wish you good luck.
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A Toast

Intermediate Level 2 · Vi auguro che siate sempre felici. · Vi auguro buon viaggio.

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