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ITALIAN VERB

rendersi conto

to realize

  • #218 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: reso conto
  • Gerund: rendendosi conto

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use rendersi conto

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

  1. Present

    Ti rendi conto di quanto costa?

    Do you realize how much it costs?

  2. Past

    Mi sono resa conto di aver dimenticato le chiavi.

    I realized I had forgotten my keys.

  3. Imperfect

    Non si rendeva conto dell'ora.

    He didn't realize what time it was.

  4. Future

    Un giorno ti renderai conto che avevo ragione.

    One day you'll realize I was right.

  5. Conditional

    Chiunque si renderebbe conto del pericolo.

    Anyone would realize the danger.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che si renda conto dell'errore.

    I hope he realizes his mistake.

  7. Imperative

    Renditi conto che non siamo più ragazzi!

    Realize that we're not kids anymore!

Good to know

  • What you realize comes after di: mi rendo conto del problema, mi rendo conto che è tardi.

Verbs like this one

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