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ITALIAN VERB

distribuire

to hand out, to distribute

  • #467 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: distribuito
  • Gerund: distribuendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use distribuire

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

  1. Present

    La maestra distribuisce i quaderni ai bambini.

    The teacher hands out the notebooks to the children.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo distribuito i volantini in tutto il quartiere.

    We handed out flyers across the whole neighbourhood.

  3. Imperfect

    A Natale distribuivano regali ai bambini dell'ospedale.

    At Christmas they handed out presents to the children in hospital.

  4. Future

    Distribuiremo i compiti all'inizio della riunione.

    We'll assign the tasks at the start of the meeting.

  5. Conditional

    Distribuirei il lavoro in modo più equo.

    I'd distribute the work more fairly.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che distribuisca i biglietti tu.

    I want you to hand out the tickets.

  7. Imperative

    Distribuisci le carte, cominciamo a giocare.

    Deal the cards, let's start playing.

Good to know

  • Distribuire takes -isc-: distribuisco, distribuisci.

Where you hear distribuire

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

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Adesso distribuiamo il pane alla gente. Now we hand out the bread to the people.
  • Abbiamo distribuito trecento pani in un'ora. We handed out three hundred loaves in an hour.
  • L'anno prossimo li distribuiremo in piazza. Next year we'll hand them out in the square.
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The Parish Priest

Advanced Level 3 · Dopo la messa li distribuiamo in piazza.

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The Procession

Advanced Level 3 · Adesso lo distribuiamo alla gente.

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