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ITALIAN VERB

disdire

to cancel (a booking)

  • #420 most used
  • Irregular -ire verb
  • Past participle: disdetto
  • Gerund: disdicendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use disdire

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

  1. Present

    Disdico il tavolo per stasera, la nonna sta male.

    I'm cancelling the table for tonight, grandma isn't well.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo disdetto l'albergo in tempo, per fortuna.

    We cancelled the hotel in time, luckily.

  3. Imperfect

    Disdiceva sempre il dentista il giorno prima.

    He always cancelled the dentist the day before.

  4. Future

    Disdirò l'abbonamento alla palestra a fine mese.

    I'll cancel my gym membership at the end of the month.

  5. Conditional

    Disdirei la camera, ma perdo la caparra.

    I'd cancel the room, but I'd lose the deposit.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che tu disdica entro le sei, altrimenti ti fanno pagare.

    You need to cancel by six, otherwise they charge you.

  7. Imperative

    Disdici il ristorante, mangiamo a casa.

    Cancel the restaurant, we'll eat at home.

Good to know

  • Disdire follows dire: disdico, ho disdetto. It is for a table, a room, an appointment or a contract.

Verbs like this one

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