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ITALIAN VERB

realizzare

to achieve, to realize

  • #263 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: realizzato
  • Gerund: realizzando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use realizzare

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

  1. Present

    Finalmente realizzo il mio sogno: apro un negozio.

    I'm finally achieving my dream: I'm opening a shop.

  2. Past

    Hanno realizzato un bel documentario sul paese.

    They made a lovely documentary about the village.

  3. Imperfect

    Non realizzava quanto fosse grave.

    He didn't realize how serious it was.

  4. Future

    Un giorno realizzerò quel viaggio in moto.

    One day I'll make that motorbike trip happen.

  5. Conditional

    Con più tempo realizzeremmo un progetto migliore.

    With more time we'd produce a better project.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che tu realizzi tutti i tuoi progetti.

    I hope you achieve all your plans.

  7. Imperative

    Realizza i tuoi sogni finché sei giovane.

    Make your dreams come true while you're young.

Good to know

  • Realizzare un sogno is to make a dream come true; for noticing something, Italians more often say rendersi conto.

Verbs like this one

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