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ITALIAN VERB

ottenere

to get, to obtain

  • #261 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: ottenuto
  • Gerund: ottenendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use ottenere

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

  1. Present

    Con la tessera ottieni uno sconto del dieci per cento.

    With the card you get a ten percent discount.

  2. Past

    Ho ottenuto il visto in due settimane.

    I got the visa in two weeks.

  3. Imperfect

    Con un sorriso otteneva sempre quello che voleva.

    With a smile she always got what she wanted.

  4. Future

    Otterrai la risposta entro venerdì.

    You'll get the answer by Friday.

  5. Conditional

    Così non otterresti nulla, credimi.

    You wouldn't get anything that way, believe me.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che Luca ottenga quel posto.

    I hope Luca gets that job.

  7. Imperative

    Ottieni prima il permesso, poi costruisci.

    Get the permit first, then build.

Good to know

  • Ottenere follows tenere: ottengo, otterrò. Ottenere un visto, ottenere un lavoro: it is for things you had to ask or work for.

Verbs like this one

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