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ITALIAN VERB

richiedere

to request, to apply for

  • #358 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: richiesto
  • Gerund: richiedendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use richiedere

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

  1. Present

    Richiedo il passaporto nuovo la settimana prossima.

    I'm applying for a new passport next week.

  2. Past

    Ho richiesto un rimborso per il volo cancellato.

    I requested a refund for the cancelled flight.

  3. Imperfect

    Quel lavoro richiedeva troppe ore.

    That job required too many hours.

  4. Future

    Richiederemo il permesso al Comune.

    We'll apply to the town hall for the permit.

  5. Conditional

    Richiederei un preventivo a due ditte.

    I'd request a quote from two companies.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È necessario che richieda la tessera online.

    You need to apply for the card online.

  7. Imperative

    Richiedi la ricevuta, serve per il rimborso.

    Ask for the receipt, you need it for the refund.

Good to know

  • Like chiedere, its participle is richiesto; richiedere also means to require: richiede tempo.

Where you hear richiedere

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

Italian · Fluency Level 3

  • Richiedo un certificato. I'm requesting a certificate.
  • Ha richiesto lo stato di famiglia? Did you request the family certificate?
  • Richiederò il certificato domani. I'll request the certificate tomorrow.
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Booking the Flight

Fluency Level 3 · Allora le richiedo l'assistenza speciale.

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