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ITALIAN VERB

lasciare

to leave (something somewhere)

  • #24 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: lasciato
  • Gerund: lasciando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use lasciare

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

  1. Present

    Lascio le chiavi sul tavolo, come sempre.

    I'm leaving the keys on the table, as always.

  2. Past

    Ho lasciato l'ombrello in ufficio.

    I left my umbrella at the office.

  3. Imperfect

    Lasciava sempre la porta aperta.

    He always left the door open.

  4. Future

    Ti lascerò un messaggio sulla segreteria.

    I'll leave you a message on the answering machine.

  5. Conditional

    Lascerei la macchina a casa, c'è traffico.

    I'd leave the car at home, there's traffic.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che tu lasci il cane dai nonni.

    I want you to leave the dog at your grandparents'.

  7. Imperative

    Lascia stare, ci penso io.

    Leave it, I'll take care of it.

Good to know

  • Lasciare is to leave a thing or a person; to leave a place is partire or andare via.
  • Lascia stare is leave it, never mind; lasciarsi is to break up.

Where you hear lasciare

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Lascio la valigia qui. I'm leaving the suitcase here.
  • Ho lasciato la valigia in camera. I left the suitcase in the room.
  • Lascerò la chiave a Marta. I'll leave the key with Marta.

Italian · Fluency Level 3

  • Lascio la valigia qui. I'm leaving the suitcase here.
  • Ho lasciato la valigia in camera. I left the suitcase in the room.
  • Lascerò la chiave a Marta. I'll leave the key with Marta.
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Arriving at the Hotel Hilde

Intermediate Level 1 · Non ancora. Ho lasciato la valigia qui.

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Packing Up

Intermediate Level 1 · Dove l'hai lasciata? · L'ho lasciata in cucina. · L'ho lasciato in camera.

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Laura Flies to Boston

Fluency Level 3 · Non la lascio sola un minuto.

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Boston, the Apartment

Fluency Level 3 · La lasci in ordine, come sempre. · Una casa si lascia pulita.

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The House

Fluency Level 3 · Lasciami qui un momento. Poi scendo.

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The Cemetery

Fluency Level 3 · Li ho lasciati che erano vivi, tesoro. · Lo so. Vuoi che ti lasci sola?

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