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ITALIAN VERB

mandare

to send

  • #85 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: mandato
  • Gerund: mandando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use mandare

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

  1. Present

    Ti mando la foto adesso, aspetta.

    I'll send you the photo now, wait.

  2. Past

    Ho mandato il pacco ieri mattina.

    I sent the parcel yesterday morning.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi mandava una cartolina da ogni viaggio.

    He sent me a postcard from every trip.

  4. Future

    Ti manderò l'indirizzo per messaggio.

    I'll send you the address by text.

  5. Conditional

    Manderei un'email al proprietario, è più chiaro.

    I'd send the owner an email, it's clearer.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che mi mandi il documento oggi.

    I want you to send me the document today.

  7. Imperative

    Mandami un messaggio quando arrivi.

    Send me a message when you arrive.

Good to know

  • Mandare un messaggio is to send a message; mandare giù is to swallow.
  • Mandare and spedire both mean to send; spedire is for the post.

Where you hear mandare

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Mando Marta in cucina. I'm sending Marta to the kitchen.
  • Mi hanno mandata a Roma. They sent me to Rome.
  • Ti manderò una foto. I'll send you a photo.

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Mando Marta in cucina. I'm sending Marta to the kitchen.
  • Mi hanno mandata a Roma. They sent me to Rome.
  • Ti manderò una foto. I'll send you a photo.
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Nonna's First Job

Intermediate Level 1 · Avevo quattordici anni. Mi hanno mandata a Roma.

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A Photograph

Intermediate Level 3 · Mandala a Nonna, subito!

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A Formal Letter

Advanced Level 1 · Li mandi con la lettera.

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Insurance

Advanced Level 1 · Va bene. Mi mandi il preventivo, per favore.

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Negotiating

Advanced Level 3 · Affare fatto. Le mando il contratto.

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Fixing It

Advanced Level 3 · Gliele mando io, subito.

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The Book Arrives

Fluency Level 2 · Gliene mando dieci domani, per corriere.

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