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ITALIAN VERB

nascondersi

to hide (oneself)

  • #207 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: nascosto
  • Gerund: nascondendosi

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 nascondersi

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

  1. Present

    Il gatto si nasconde sempre sotto il letto.

    The cat always hides under the bed.

  2. Past

    I bambini si sono nascosti dietro la tenda.

    The children hid behind the curtain.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccolo mi nascondevo in giardino.

    When I was little I used to hide in the garden.

  4. Future

    Il sole si nasconderà presto dietro le nuvole.

    The sun will soon hide behind the clouds.

  5. Conditional

    Io mi nasconderei nell'armadio, nessuno guarda lì.

    I'd hide in the wardrobe, nobody looks there.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non è giusto che tu ti nasconda dai problemi.

    It's not right for you to hide from your problems.

  7. Imperative

    Nasconditi dietro la porta, sta arrivando!

    Hide behind the door, he's coming!

Good to know

  • Nascondere is to hide something; nascondersi is to hide yourself.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.