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ITALIAN VERB

giudicare

to judge

  • #326 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: giudicato
  • Gerund: giudicando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use giudicare

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

  1. Present

    Non giudico mai le persone dai vestiti.

    I never judge people by their clothes.

  2. Past

    Ti ho giudicato male, scusami.

    I misjudged you, sorry.

  3. Imperfect

    Mia madre giudicava tutti i miei fidanzati.

    My mother used to judge all my boyfriends.

  4. Future

    Una giuria giudicherà i piatti dei concorrenti.

    A jury will judge the contestants' dishes.

  5. Conditional

    Non giudicherei così in fretta, se fossi in te.

    I wouldn't judge so quickly, if I were you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che mi giudichi senza conoscermi.

    I don't want you to judge me without knowing me.

  7. Imperative

    Giudica tu: ho fatto bene o male?

    You be the judge: did I do right or wrong?

Good to know

  • Giudicare dalle apparenze is judging by appearances; a giudicare da, judging by.

Verbs like this one

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