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ITALIAN VERB

decidere

to decide

  • #63 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: deciso
  • Gerund: decidendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use decidere

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

  1. Present

    Decidi tu il ristorante, per me va bene tutto.

    You decide the restaurant, anything's fine with me.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo deciso di partire sabato mattina.

    We decided to leave Saturday morning.

  3. Imperfect

    In famiglia decideva sempre mia madre.

    In our family my mother always decided.

  4. Future

    Decideremo domani, con calma.

    We'll decide tomorrow, calmly.

  5. Conditional

    Al posto tuo deciderei in fretta.

    In your place I'd decide quickly.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È giusto che decida lei, è la sua vita.

    It's right that she decides, it's her life.

  7. Imperative

    Decidi, pizza o sushi?

    Decide, pizza or sushi?

Good to know

  • Decidere di + infinitive: ho deciso di restare. Decidersi a is to finally make up your mind.

Where you hear decidere

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Decidiamo insieme, in famiglia. We decide together, as a family.
  • Ho deciso di venire a Napoli. I decided to come to Naples.
  • Decideremo dopo l'estate. We will decide after the summer.

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Decidiamo insieme, in famiglia. We decide together, as a family.
  • Ho deciso di venire a Napoli. I decided to come to Naples.
  • Decideremo dopo l'estate. We will decide after the summer.
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Zio Antonio's Version

Intermediate Level 3 · Suo padre e il mio. I fratelli decidevano tutto.

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Rosa and the House

Intermediate Level 3 · Laura, bisognerebbe decidere per la casa.

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The Family Meeting

Intermediate Level 3 · Allora, decidiamo.

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Giulia's Decision

Intermediate Level 3 · Sul serio. Ho già deciso. Lascio Roma.

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The Promise

Intermediate Level 3 · Buonasera, signora Teresa. Abbiamo deciso. · Deciso cosa, ragazzi?

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Marcela's Doubts

Advanced Level 1 · Volentieri! Allora, hai deciso?

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Marcela Says Yes

Advanced Level 1 · Laura, ho deciso.

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Zio Antonio's Objection

Advanced Level 1 · In ogni caso, decidiamo insieme.

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The News at Gino's

Advanced Level 2 · E chi l'ha deciso?

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The Mayor Explains

Advanced Level 2 · Sì, con un referendum. Decidono i cittadini.

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What the Paper Says

Advanced Level 2 · C'è scritto che la Regione avrebbe già deciso. · Avrebbe deciso? Ma non c'è il referendum?

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Nonna's View

Advanced Level 2 · Non lasciare che decidano loro. Lotta!

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