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ITALIAN VERB

pronunciare

to pronounce

  • #243 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: pronunciato
  • Gerund: pronunciando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use pronunciare

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

  1. Present

    Come si pronuncia questo cognome?

    How do you pronounce this surname?

  2. Past

    Ho pronunciato male il nome del paese.

    I pronounced the name of the village wrong.

  3. Imperfect

    All'inizio pronunciavo la erre all'inglese.

    At first I pronounced the R the English way.

  4. Future

    Con la pratica pronuncerai tutto meglio.

    With practice you'll pronounce everything better.

  5. Conditional

    Un italiano non pronuncerebbe quella acca.

    An Italian wouldn't pronounce that H.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È importante che tu pronunci bene le doppie.

    It's important that you pronounce the double consonants well.

  7. Imperative

    Pronuncia ogni sillaba, senza fretta.

    Pronounce every syllable, without rushing.

Good to know

  • Come si pronuncia? asks how a word is said.

Verbs like this one

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