Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- it is worth it
ITALIAN VERB
convenire
to be worth it, to pay (non conviene, it isn't worth it)
- #174 most used
- Irregular -ire verb
- Past participle: convenuto
- Gerund: convenendo
Conjugation
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Past
Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”
- it was worth it
Imperfect
Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- it used to be worth it
Future
Futuro semplice · plans and guesses
- it will be worth it
Conditional
Condizionale · “would”, polite requests
- it would be worth it
Present subjunctive
Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”
- (that) it be worth it
How to use convenire
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Conviene prendere il treno, c'è troppo traffico.
It's better to take the train, there's too much traffic.
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Past
Alla fine è convenuto comprare i biglietti online.
In the end it paid to buy the tickets online.
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Imperfect
Una volta conveniva fare la spesa al mercato.
It used to be cheaper to shop at the market.
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Future
Ti converrà partire presto domani.
You'd better leave early tomorrow.
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Conditional
Converrebbe aspettare i saldi.
It would be worth waiting for the sales.
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Present subjunctive
Non credo che convenga pagare in contanti.
I don't think it's worth paying in cash.
Good to know
- Mi conviene, ti conviene: it's worth my while, you'd better. Non conviene: it isn't worth it.
- The infinitive follows directly: conviene prendere il treno.
Where you hear convenire
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Italian · Intermediate Level 3
- Non conviene vendere adesso. It isn't worth selling now.
- È convenuto aspettare. It was worth waiting.
- Converrà aspettare un anno. It will be worth waiting a year.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ire verb.