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ITALIAN VERB

intendere

to mean, to intend

  • #224 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: inteso
  • Gerund: intendendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use intendere

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

  1. Present

    Cosa intendi esattamente con più tardi?

    What exactly do you mean by later?

  2. Past

    Non ho inteso offenderti, scusa.

    I didn't mean to offend you, sorry.

  3. Imperfect

    Intendevo dire sabato, non domenica.

    I meant Saturday, not Sunday.

  4. Future

    Se intenderai restare, dimmelo per tempo.

    If you intend to stay, tell me in good time.

  5. Conditional

    Cosa intenderesti fare con quella vecchia macchina?

    What would you intend to do with that old car?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che tu non intenda guidare stasera.

    I hope you don't intend to drive tonight.

  7. Imperative

    Intendiamoci, non sono arrabbiata con te.

    Let's be clear, I'm not angry with you.

Good to know

  • Cosa intendi? asks what you mean; intendersi di is to know a lot about something.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.