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ITALIAN VERB

lottare

to fight, to struggle

  • #376 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: lottato
  • Gerund: lottando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use lottare

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

  1. Present

    Lotto ogni giorno per trovare un po' di tempo.

    I struggle every day to find a bit of time.

  2. Past

    Mia nonna ha lottato tanto per questa casa.

    My grandmother fought hard for this house.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccoli lottavamo sempre per il telecomando.

    As kids we always fought over the remote.

  4. Future

    La squadra lotterà fino all'ultimo minuto.

    The team will fight until the last minute.

  5. Conditional

    Lotterei con tutte le mie forze per lui.

    I would fight with all my strength for him.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che lottiamo insieme, non da soli.

    We need to fight together, not alone.

  7. Imperative

    Lotta per i tuoi sogni, non arrenderti.

    Fight for your dreams, don't give up.

Good to know

  • Lottare per is to fight for something; lottare contro is to fight against it.

Where you hear lottare

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Italian · Advanced Level 2

  • Lottiamo per il nome di Fontelupo. We are fighting for the name of Fontelupo.
  • Tuo nonno ha lottato tutta la vita. Your grandfather fought all his life.
  • Lotterò fino al referendum. I will fight until the referendum.
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Nonna's View

Advanced Level 2 · Va bene. Lotterò. Te lo prometto.

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