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ITALIAN VERB

avvisare

to warn, to let someone know

  • #246 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: avvisato
  • Gerund: avvisando

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 avvisare

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

  1. Present

    Ti avviso io appena il tavolo è libero.

    I'll let you know as soon as the table is free.

  2. Past

    Ci hanno avvisato del ritardo solo stamattina.

    They only warned us about the delay this morning.

  3. Imperfect

    Avvisava sempre quando faceva tardi.

    She always let us know when she was running late.

  4. Future

    Vi avviseremo con un messaggio alla partenza.

    We'll notify you with a text at departure.

  5. Conditional

    Io avviserei i vicini prima della festa.

    I'd warn the neighbours before the party.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che avvisi il medico subito.

    It's better that you tell the doctor right away.

  7. Imperative

    Avvisami quando arrivi a casa, mi raccomando.

    Let me know when you get home, please.

Good to know

  • Avvisare qualcuno: avvisami quando arrivi, let me know when you get there.

Where you hear avvisare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • La prossima volta La avviso io. Next time I'll let you know myself.
  • Nessuno ci ha avvisato. Nobody warned us.
  • Vi avviseremo quando il tavolo è pronto. We'll let you know when the table is ready.
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The First Complaint

Advanced Level 3 · Insisto. La prossima volta La avviso io.

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