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ITALIAN VERB

dipendere

to depend

  • #172 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: dipeso
  • Gerund: dipendendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use dipendere

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

  1. Present

    Dipende da quanto costa.

    It depends on how much it costs.

  2. Past

    Non è dipeso da noi, il volo era in ritardo.

    It wasn't up to us, the flight was late.

  3. Imperfect

    Da studente dipendevo ancora dai miei.

    As a student I still depended on my parents.

  4. Future

    Dipenderà dal tempo che fa domenica.

    It'll depend on the weather on Sunday.

  5. Conditional

    Dipenderebbe dal prezzo, in ogni caso.

    It would depend on the price, in any case.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non mi piace che tutto dipenda da lui.

    I don't like everything depending on him.

  7. Imperative

    Dipendi solo da te stesso, è meglio.

    Depend only on yourself, it's better.

Good to know

  • Dipendere da: dipende dal tempo. Dipende! on its own is it depends.

Where you hear dipendere

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

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Dipende dal notaio. It depends on the notary.
  • È dipeso da lui. It depended on him.
  • Dipenderà dalle firme. It will depend on the signatures.
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How Many Heirs

Advanced Level 1 · Dipende. Tuo bisnonno aveva quattro figli.

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At the Bank

Advanced Level 1 · Dipende dagli anni. Dieci o venti.

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