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ITALIAN VERB

mollare

to let go, to drop (colloquial)

  • #442 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: mollato
  • Gerund: mollando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use mollare

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

  1. Present

    Mollo tutto e me ne vado al mare.

    I'm dropping everything and going to the seaside.

  2. Past

    Ha mollato il lavoro senza avvisare nessuno.

    He quit his job without telling anyone.

  3. Imperfect

    Il cane non mollava la palla.

    The dog wouldn't let go of the ball.

  4. Future

    Non mollerò finché non trovo una risposta.

    I won't let go until I find an answer.

  5. Conditional

    Mollerei tutto per un anno in Australia.

    I'd drop everything for a year in Australia.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che tu molli proprio adesso.

    I don't want you to quit right now.

  7. Imperative

    Molla la corda, ti fai male!

    Let go of the rope, you'll hurt yourself!

Good to know

  • Informal: mollare il lavoro is to quit the job; mollare qualcuno, to dump someone.

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