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ITALIAN VERB

importare

to matter (non importa, it doesn't matter)

  • #176 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: importato
  • Gerund: importando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

How to use importare

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

  1. Present

    Non importa, lo facciamo domani.

    It doesn't matter, we'll do it tomorrow.

  2. Past

    Non mi è importato del prezzo, era perfetto.

    I didn't care about the price, it was perfect.

  3. Imperfect

    Non mi importava della pioggia, ero felice.

    I didn't care about the rain, I was happy.

  4. Future

    Tra un anno non ti importerà più.

    In a year you won't care anymore.

  5. Conditional

    Ti importerebbe se arrivassi un po' tardi?

    Would you mind if I arrived a little late?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che gli importi molto del calcio.

    I don't think he cares much about football.

Good to know

  • Non importa is "it doesn't matter"; non mi importa, "I don't care".
  • Importare also means to import goods, with avere: abbiamo importato il caffè.

Verbs like this one

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