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ITALIAN VERB

fiatare

to breathe a word

  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: fiatato
  • Gerund: fiatando

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use fiatare

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

  1. Present

    Da un'ora non fiata, sarà arrabbiato.

    He hasn't said a word for an hour, he must be angry.

  2. Past

    Durante la riunione nessuno ha fiatato.

    During the meeting nobody breathed a word.

  3. Imperfect

    Al cinema i bambini non fiatavano.

    At the cinema the children didn't make a sound.

  4. Future

    Non fiaterò, è il nostro segreto.

    I won't breathe a word, it's our secret.

  5. Conditional

    Io non fiaterei, finché non è sicuro.

    I wouldn't say a word until it's certain.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che tu fiati con nessuno.

    I don't want you to breathe a word to anyone.

  7. Imperative

    Non fiatare, sta arrivando il capo!

    Don't make a sound, the boss is coming!

Good to know

  • Almost always with non: senza fiatare, without a word; non fiatare, don't say a thing.

Where you hear fiatare

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

Italian · Fluency Level 2

  • Non fiato, promesso. I won't breathe a word, promise.
  • Non ho fiatato con nessuno. I didn't breathe a word to anyone.
  • Non fiaterò, Nonna. I won't breathe a word, Nonna.
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The Soldiers in the Village

Fluency Level 2 · Nessuno fiatò. Dopo due giorni partirono.

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Verbs like this one

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