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ITALIAN VERB

fidarsi

to trust (fidarsi di, to trust someone)

  • #221 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: fidato
  • Gerund: fidandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use fidarsi

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

  1. Present

    Non mi fido di quel meccanico.

    I don't trust that mechanic.

  2. Past

    Mi sono fidata di lui e ho fatto bene.

    I trusted him and I was right to.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccola si fidava di tutti.

    As a little girl she trusted everyone.

  4. Future

    Dopo questa storia non si fideranno più di noi.

    After this business they won't trust us anymore.

  5. Conditional

    Io non mi fiderei di quell'offerta.

    I wouldn't trust that offer.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È importante che tu ti fidi del medico.

    It's important that you trust the doctor.

  7. Imperative

    Fidati, questo è il ristorante migliore della zona.

    Trust me, this is the best restaurant around.

Good to know

  • Fidarsi di: mi fido di te. Fidati! is trust me.

Where you hear fidarsi

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 2

  • Mi fido di te. I trust you.
  • Mi sono fidata di lui. I trusted him.
  • Ti fiderai di me, vedrai. You'll trust me, you'll see.

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Mi fido di te. I trust you.
  • Mi sono fidata di lui. I trusted him.
  • Ti fiderai di me, vedrai. You'll trust me, you'll see.
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Chiara in Love

Intermediate Level 2 · Non dice di no. Fidati di me.

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Pietro's Answer

Intermediate Level 3 · Ce la faremo. Fidati di me.

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