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ITALIAN VERB

dedicarsi

to devote oneself

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  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: dedicato
  • Gerund: dedicandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use dedicarsi

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

  1. Present

    La domenica mi dedico al giardino.

    On Sundays I devote myself to the garden.

  2. Past

    Si è dedicata ai figli per vent'anni.

    She devoted herself to her children for twenty years.

  3. Imperfect

    Da giovane si dedicava alla pittura.

    When he was young he devoted himself to painting.

  4. Future

    In pensione mi dedicherò alla cucina.

    When I retire I'll devote myself to cooking.

  5. Conditional

    Mi dedicherei al piano, se avessi tempo.

    I'd take up the piano, if I had time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È giusto che ti dedichi anche a te stessa.

    It's right that you devote time to yourself too.

  7. Imperative

    Dedicati a una cosa sola, per ora.

    Devote yourself to one thing only, for now.

Good to know

  • Dedicarsi a: mi dedico alla musica; dedicare una canzone a qualcuno is to dedicate it to them.

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