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ITALIAN VERB

buttare

to throw away

  • #128 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: buttato
  • Gerund: buttando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use buttare

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

  1. Present

    Butto via questi giornali vecchi, va bene?

    I'm throwing away these old newspapers, okay?

  2. Past

    Ho buttato la pasta, è quasi pronta.

    I've put the pasta in, it's almost ready.

  3. Imperfect

    Da bambino buttavo sempre tutto per terra.

    As a child I always threw everything on the floor.

  4. Future

    Domani butterò via le scarpe rotte.

    Tomorrow I'll throw away the broken shoes.

  5. Conditional

    Io non butterei quella giacca, è ancora bella.

    I wouldn't throw away that jacket, it's still nice.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che tu butti via il pane.

    I don't want you to throw away the bread.

  7. Imperative

    Butta tutto nel cestino, per favore.

    Throw it all in the bin, please.

Good to know

  • Buttare via is to throw away; buttare giù is to knock down or to jot down.
  • Buttare la pasta is to drop the pasta into the boiling water.
  • Buttarsi is to dive in or to take the plunge: buttati!

Where you hear buttare

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

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • Butto la scatola. I'm throwing the box away.
  • Ho buttato il tavolo vecchio. I threw the old table away.
  • Butterò tutto domani. I'll throw everything away tomorrow.

Italian · Fluency Level 1

  • Butto la scatola. I'm throwing the box away.
  • Ho buttato il tavolo vecchio. I threw the old table away.
  • Butterò tutto domani. I'll throw everything away tomorrow.
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Keep or Throw Away

Beginner Level 2 · Lo butto. · Lo buttiamo. È rotto.

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New Year in Naples

Fluency Level 1 · A mezzanotte si butta la roba vecchia dalla finestra.

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