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ITALIAN VERB

disturbare

to disturb, to bother

  • #367 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: disturbato
  • Gerund: disturbando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use disturbare

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

  1. Present

    Scusi, disturbo? Avrei una domanda veloce.

    Excuse me, am I disturbing you? I'd have a quick question.

  2. Past

    Il rumore del cantiere ci ha disturbato tutta la notte.

    The noise from the building site disturbed us all night.

  3. Imperfect

    La musica dei vicini mi disturbava mentre studiavo.

    The neighbours' music disturbed me while I was studying.

  4. Future

    Non ti disturberò più, ti lascio lavorare in pace.

    I won't bother you anymore, I'll let you work in peace.

  5. Conditional

    Ti disturberebbe se aprissi un po' la finestra?

    Would it bother you if I opened the window a little?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che il cane non disturbi i vicini di notte.

    I hope the dog doesn't disturb the neighbours at night.

  7. Imperative

    Non disturbate il nonno, sta riposando.

    Don't disturb grandpa, he's resting.

Good to know

  • Disturbo? is the polite way to ask whether you are interrupting; Non disturbare hangs on a hotel door.

Verbs like this one

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