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ITALIAN VERB

avvertire

to warn, to notify

  • #247 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: avvertito
  • Gerund: avvertendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use avvertire

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

  1. Present

    Ti avverto, il caffè è bollente.

    I'm warning you, the coffee is boiling hot.

  2. Past

    Ho avvertito il padrone di casa della perdita.

    I notified the landlord about the leak.

  3. Imperfect

    Il cartello avvertiva del pericolo di frane.

    The sign warned of the danger of landslides.

  4. Future

    Vi avvertiremo appena c'è un posto libero.

    We'll let you know as soon as there's a free spot.

  5. Conditional

    Avvertirei la polizia, per sicurezza.

    I'd notify the police, to be safe.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che mi avverta se cambia qualcosa.

    I want you to let me know if anything changes.

  7. Imperative

    Avvertimi con un messaggio quando sei arrivata.

    Let me know with a message when you've arrived.

Good to know

  • Avvertire takes the person directly: avvertimi quando arrivi. It is also to feel: avverto un dolore.

Verbs like this one

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