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ITALIAN VERB

discutere

to discuss

  • #239 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: discusso
  • Gerund: discutendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use discutere

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

  1. Present

    Ne discutiamo a cena, va bene?

    We'll discuss it at dinner, okay?

  2. Past

    Abbiamo discusso del progetto per due ore.

    We discussed the project for two hours.

  3. Imperfect

    I miei discutevano sempre di soldi.

    My parents always argued about money.

  4. Future

    Discuteremo i dettagli la settimana prossima.

    We'll discuss the details next week.

  5. Conditional

    Ne discuterei prima con tuo padre.

    I'd discuss it with your father first.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che ne discutiate con calma.

    It's better that you discuss it calmly.

  7. Imperative

    Discutine con lei prima di decidere.

    Discuss it with her before deciding.

Good to know

  • Discutere di qualcosa: discutiamo di politica. It can also mean to argue: hanno discusso tutta la sera.

Where you hear discutere

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

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Ne discutiamo stasera, con calma. We'll discuss it tonight, calmly.
  • Ne abbiamo discusso per due ore. We discussed it for two hours.
  • Ne discuteremo domani, tutti insieme. We'll discuss it tomorrow, all together.
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Zio Antonio's Objection

Advanced Level 1 · Va bene. Ne discutiamo, ma senza fretta.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.