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ITALIAN VERB

consigliare

to advise, to recommend

  • #171 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: consigliato
  • Gerund: consigliando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use consigliare

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

  1. Present

    Cosa mi consiglia, il pesce o la carne?

    What do you recommend, the fish or the meat?

  2. Past

    Il medico mi ha consigliato di riposare.

    The doctor advised me to rest.

  3. Imperfect

    Il cameriere consigliava sempre il vino della casa.

    The waiter always recommended the house wine.

  4. Future

    Ti consiglierò un buon albergo a Roma.

    I'll recommend you a good hotel in Rome.

  5. Conditional

    Vi consiglierei di prenotare in anticipo.

    I'd advise you to book in advance.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che mi consigli tu un libro.

    I want you to recommend me a book.

  7. Imperative

    Consigliami un film per stasera.

    Recommend me a film for tonight.

Good to know

  • Consigliare qualcosa a qualcuno: ti consiglio il pesce. Consigliare di + infinitive: ti consiglio di prenotare.

Where you hear consigliare

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Le consiglio di aspettare. I advise you to wait.
  • Il notaio ci ha consigliato di aspettare. The notary advised us to wait.
  • Ti consiglierò un buon ristorante. I'll recommend you a good restaurant.
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The Notary's Advice

Intermediate Level 3 · Cosa consiglierebbe? · Consiglierei di aspettare. Non c'è fretta.

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