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ITALIAN VERB

comunicare

to communicate, to inform

  • #245 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: comunicato
  • Gerund: comunicando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use comunicare

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

  1. Present

    Con i colleghi comunichiamo soprattutto via email.

    We mostly communicate with colleagues by email.

  2. Past

    Ci hanno comunicato la data dell'esame.

    They informed us of the exam date.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccoli comunicavamo con i gesti.

    As children we communicated with gestures.

  4. Future

    Vi comunicheremo l'orario entro venerdì.

    We'll let you know the time by Friday.

  5. Conditional

    Comunicherei la notizia di persona, non per messaggio.

    I'd deliver the news in person, not by text.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che comunichi subito il cambio di indirizzo.

    It's best that you report the change of address right away.

  7. Imperative

    Comunicate qualsiasi problema alla reception.

    Report any problem to reception.

Where you hear comunicare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 2

  • La prefettura comunica la data del voto. The prefecture communicates the date of the vote.
  • Il sindaco ha comunicato il risultato. The mayor communicated the result.
  • Comunicheremo tutto per lettera. We will communicate everything by letter.
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The Prefect's Letter

Advanced Level 2 · Si comunica che la votazione si terrà domenica.

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