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ITALIAN VERB

domandare

to ask

  • #240 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: domandato
  • Gerund: domandando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use domandare

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

  1. Present

    Mi domando dove ho messo le chiavi.

    I wonder where I put my keys.

  2. Past

    Ho domandato l'ora a un passante.

    I asked a passer-by the time.

  3. Imperfect

    Il bambino domandava sempre il perché delle cose.

    The child was always asking why things were so.

  4. Future

    Domanderò al portiere se c'è posta.

    I'll ask the porter if there's any mail.

  5. Conditional

    Io domanderei a lei, conosce bene la zona.

    I'd ask her, she knows the area well.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che tu domandi prima di entrare.

    It's better that you ask before going in.

  7. Imperative

    Domanda a tuo padre, lui lo sa.

    Ask your father, he knows.

Good to know

  • Domandare and chiedere both mean to ask; the person asked comes after a. Mi domando is "I wonder".

Verbs like this one

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