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ITALIAN VERB

litigare

to argue, to fight

  • #231 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: litigato
  • Gerund: litigando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use litigare

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

  1. Present

    I miei vicini litigano ogni sera.

    My neighbours argue every evening.

  2. Past

    Ho litigato con mia sorella per una sciocchezza.

    I had a fight with my sister over something silly.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccoli litigavamo sempre per il telecomando.

    As kids we always fought over the remote.

  4. Future

    Se parli così, litigherete di nuovo.

    If you talk like that, you'll argue again.

  5. Conditional

    Non litigherei mai per dei soldi.

    I'd never fight over money.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che litighiate davanti ai bambini.

    I don't want you to argue in front of the children.

  7. Imperative

    Non litigate, c'è posto per tutti.

    Don't fight, there's room for everyone.

Good to know

  • Litigare con is to argue with someone; litigare per is to argue over something.

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