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ITALIAN VERB

dividere

to divide, to share

  • #309 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: diviso
  • Gerund: dividendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use dividere

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

  1. Present

    Dividiamo il conto in quattro?

    Shall we split the bill four ways?

  2. Past

    Abbiamo diviso la pizza a metà.

    We split the pizza in half.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccoli dividevamo la camera, io e mio fratello.

    As kids we shared the bedroom, my brother and I.

  4. Future

    Divideremo le spese della benzina.

    We'll share the cost of petrol.

  5. Conditional

    Dividerei la torta in otto fette.

    I'd cut the cake into eight slices.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È giusto che dividiate il lavoro tra voi.

    It's fair that you split the work between you.

  7. Imperative

    Dividi i soldi in parti uguali.

    Divide the money into equal parts.

Good to know

  • Dividere il conto is to split the bill; pagare alla romana is splitting it equally.

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