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ITALIAN VERB

raccomandarsi

to urge, to count on someone (mi raccomando: please do, I'm counting on you)

  • #466 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: raccomandato
  • Gerund: raccomandandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use raccomandarsi

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

  1. Present

    Mi raccomando, non fate tardi stasera.

    Please, don't be late tonight.

  2. Past

    Si è raccomandata di chiudere bene la porta.

    She urged us to lock the door properly.

  3. Imperfect

    La nonna si raccomandava sempre di coprirci bene.

    Grandma always urged us to wrap up warm.

  4. Future

    Mi raccomanderò con il portiere per il pacco.

    I'll ask the porter to look out for the parcel.

  5. Conditional

    Mi raccomanderei a un amico per quel lavoro.

    I'd ask a friend to put in a word for that job.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È inutile che ti raccomandi, lo so già.

    There's no need to insist, I already know.

  7. Imperative

    Raccomandati a lui, è l'unico che può aiutarti.

    Appeal to him, he's the only one who can help you.

Good to know

  • Mi raccomando! goes at the end of advice: chiamami quando arrivi, mi raccomando.

Where you hear raccomandarsi

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

Italian · Fluency Level 3

  • E sorridi, mi raccomando. And smile, I'm counting on you.
  • Mi sono raccomandata con Pietro. I urged Pietro.
  • Mi raccomanderò con Dario. I'll urge Dario.
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Laura Flies to Boston

Fluency Level 3 · Promettimelo. Mi raccomando, Laura.

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