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ITALIAN VERB

farcela

to manage, to make it (ce la faccio, I can manage)

  • #119 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: fatto
  • Gerund: facendocela

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

How to use farcela

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

  1. Present

    Non ce la faccio a finire tutto oggi.

    I can't manage to finish everything today.

  2. Past

    Ce l'abbiamo fatta, il treno era ancora lì!

    We made it, the train was still there!

  3. Imperfect

    Non ce la facevo più a stare in piedi.

    I couldn't stand being on my feet anymore.

  4. Future

    Ce la farai, manca solo un esame.

    You'll make it, there's only one exam left.

  5. Conditional

    Da sola non ce la farei mai.

    On my own I'd never manage.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che ce la faccia ad arrivare in tempo.

    I hope he manages to arrive in time.

Good to know

  • Ce la faccio is I can manage, I can make it; non ce la faccio più, I can't take it anymore.
  • In the passato prossimo the la always shows: ce l'ho fatta, we made it is ce l'abbiamo fatta.

Where you hear farcela

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Non ce la faccio da solo. I can't manage on my own.
  • Ce l'abbiamo fatta, insieme. We made it, together.
  • Ce la faremo, fidati di me. We'll manage, trust me.

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Non ce la faccio da solo. I can't manage on my own.
  • Ce l'abbiamo fatta, insieme. We made it, together.
  • Ce la faremo, fidati di me. We'll manage, trust me.
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Intermediate Level 3 · Non ce la faccio da sola. · Non ce la faccio da solo. · Non sei sola. Ce la faremo insieme. · E se non ce la facciamo?

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The Bank Says Yes

Advanced Level 1 · Vent'anni! Va bene, ce la faremo.

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The Road Reopens

Advanced Level 2 · Ce l'abbiamo fatta da soli, senza nessuno.

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The Business Plan

Advanced Level 3 · Quattromila al mese? Ce la facciamo? · Ce la fai, se vendi pane ogni giorno.

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The Staff Meeting

Advanced Level 3 · Alle tre. Va bene, Dario? Ce la fai? · Ce la faccio. Da domani, alle tre.

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The Parish Priest

Advanced Level 3 · In tre giorni? Ce la faremo.

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The Night Before the Feast

Advanced Level 3 · Stanco morto. Ma ce la facciamo. · Ce la facciamo. Ancora un'ora.

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