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ITALIAN VERB

pigliare

to catch, to grab

  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: pigliato
  • Gerund: pigliando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use pigliare

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

  1. Present

    Piglio l'ombrello, sembra che piova.

    I'll grab the umbrella, it looks like rain.

  2. Past

    Ho pigliato un raffreddore tremendo.

    I've caught a terrible cold.

  3. Imperfect

    Il gatto pigliava i topi in cantina.

    The cat used to catch mice in the cellar.

  4. Future

    Piglieremo il primo treno della mattina.

    We'll catch the first train in the morning.

  5. Conditional

    Piglierei due di quei cornetti, grazie.

    I'd take two of those croissants, thanks.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Speriamo che non pigli freddo senza giacca.

    Let's hope he doesn't catch cold without a jacket.

  7. Imperative

    Piglia le chiavi e andiamo.

    Grab the keys and let's go.

Good to know

  • Pigliare is a familiar, often southern, way of saying prendere.

Where you hear pigliare

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

Italian · Fluency Level 2

  • Chi dorme non piglia pesci. Who sleeps catches no fish.
  • Ho pigliato il treno per un pelo. I caught the train by a whisker.
  • Piglieremo il primo autobus. We'll catch the first bus.
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Proverbs at Gino's

Fluency Level 2 · Laura! Chi dorme non piglia pesci. · Il verme! Noi almeno pigliamo pesci.

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