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ITALIAN VERB

colpire

to hit, to strike

  • #329 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: colpito
  • Gerund: colpendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use colpire

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

  1. Present

    Questa città mi colpisce ogni volta.

    This city strikes me every time.

  2. Past

    La palla ha colpito la finestra del vicino.

    The ball hit the neighbour's window.

  3. Imperfect

    La pioggia colpiva forte i vetri.

    The rain was beating hard on the windows.

  4. Future

    Il tuo sorriso li colpirà, vedrai.

    Your smile will win them over, you'll see.

  5. Conditional

    Un regalo così colpirebbe chiunque.

    A gift like that would impress anyone.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che la notizia non la colpisca troppo.

    I hope the news doesn't hit her too hard.

  7. Imperative

    Colpisci la palla con il centro della racchetta.

    Hit the ball with the centre of the racket.

Good to know

  • Colpire is also to impress: mi ha colpito la sua gentilezza, her kindness struck me.

Verbs like this one

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