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ITALIAN VERB

guadagnare

to earn

  • #188 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: guadagnato
  • Gerund: guadagnando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use guadagnare

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

  1. Present

    Guadagno abbastanza, ma l'affitto è caro.

    I earn enough, but the rent is expensive.

  2. Past

    Ha guadagnato bene con il secondo lavoro.

    He earned good money with his second job.

  3. Imperfect

    Al primo lavoro guadagnavo mille euro al mese.

    At my first job I earned a thousand euros a month.

  4. Future

    Con il nuovo contratto guadagnerai di più.

    With the new contract you'll earn more.

  5. Conditional

    Guadagnerei di più all'estero, ma mi mancherebbe casa.

    I'd earn more abroad, but I'd miss home.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che guadagni abbastanza per vivere bene.

    I hope you earn enough to live well.

  7. Imperative

    Guadagna la loro fiducia, poi parla di soldi.

    Earn their trust, then talk about money.

Good to know

  • Guadagnare bene is to earn good money; guadagnarci is to gain by it: cosa ci guadagno?

Verbs like this one

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