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ITALIAN VERB

notare

to notice

  • #219 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: notato
  • Gerund: notando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use notare

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

  1. Present

    Noti qualcosa di diverso in me?

    Do you notice anything different about me?

  2. Past

    Ho notato che il negozio è chiuso da giorni.

    I noticed the shop has been closed for days.

  3. Imperfect

    Da lontano non si notava la differenza.

    From far away you couldn't notice the difference.

  4. Future

    Nessuno noterà la macchia sulla camicia.

    Nobody will notice the stain on the shirt.

  5. Conditional

    Senza occhiali non noterei nemmeno il cartello.

    Without glasses I wouldn't even notice the sign.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che il capo noti il mio lavoro.

    I hope the boss notices my work.

  7. Imperative

    Nota come parla piano, è timido.

    Notice how softly he speaks, he's shy.

Good to know

  • Farsi notare is to get yourself noticed.

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