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ITALIAN VERB

crepare

to die, of an animal (crepare dal caldo, to die of the heat; crepi!, may it die!, the answer to in bocca al lupo)

  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: crepato
  • Gerund: crepando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use crepare

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

  1. Present

    Crepo dal caldo, apri la finestra!

    I'm dying of the heat, open the window!

  2. Past

    Siamo crepati dal ridere tutta la sera.

    We died laughing all evening.

  3. Imperfect

    Crepavamo di fame dopo la camminata.

    We were starving after the walk.

  4. Future

    Con questo sole creperemo dal caldo in spiaggia.

    In this sun we'll die of the heat on the beach.

  5. Conditional

    Creperei dalla paura su quelle montagne russe.

    I'd die of fright on that roller coaster.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Speriamo che crepi il lupo, domani hai l'esame.

    Let's hope the wolf dies, tomorrow you have your exam.

  7. Imperative

    Crepa, zanzara maledetta, mi hai punto tre volte!

    Die, you cursed mosquito, you've bitten me three times!

Good to know

  • In bocca al lupo! (good luck) is answered with crepi!, may the wolf die; never with grazie.
  • Crepare dal caldo, dal ridere, di fame: to be dying of the heat, of laughter, of hunger. It is slang.

Where you hear crepare

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • D'estate, a Lecce, si crepa dal caldo! In summer, in Lecce, you die of the heat!
  • Sabato, alla trattoria, siamo crepati dal ridere. On Saturday, at the trattoria, we died laughing.
  • Se non mangi, creperai di fame, tesoro! If you don't eat, you'll starve, sweetheart!
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Beginner Level 1 · Crepi!

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