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ITALIAN VERB

nascondere

to hide

  • #206 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: nascosto
  • Gerund: nascondendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use nascondere

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

  1. Present

    Dove nascondi le chiavi di solito?

    Where do you usually hide the keys?

  2. Past

    Ho nascosto il regalo nell'armadio.

    I hid the present in the wardrobe.

  3. Imperfect

    Da bambino nascondevo i dolci sotto il letto.

    As a kid I hid sweets under the bed.

  4. Future

    Nasconderemo le uova in giardino per Pasqua.

    We'll hide the eggs in the garden for Easter.

  5. Conditional

    Non nasconderei niente a mio marito.

    I wouldn't hide anything from my husband.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che non mi nasconda qualcosa.

    I hope she isn't hiding something from me.

  7. Imperative

    Nascondi la torta, sta arrivando Luca!

    Hide the cake, Luca's coming!

Good to know

  • Nascondersi is to hide yourself: i bambini si nascondono dietro il divano.

Where you hear nascondere

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Nascondo i soldi nel cassetto. I hide the money in the drawer.
  • Mio padre ha nascosto la farina. My father hid the flour.
  • Nasconderò il regalo in cucina. I will hide the present in the kitchen.

Italian · Fluency Level 2

  • Nascondo i soldi nel cassetto. I hide the money in the drawer.
  • Mio padre ha nascosto la farina. My father hid the flour.
  • Nasconderò il regalo in cucina. I will hide the present in the kitchen.
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The War

Intermediate Level 3 · Poco. Mio padre nascondeva la farina.

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The Soldiers in the Village

Fluency Level 2 · Mio padre si nascose in cantina.

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The Bread in the Oven

Fluency Level 2 · Mio padre lo nascose nel forno vecchio.

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