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ITALIAN VERB

rinunciare

to give up

  • #441 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: rinunciato
  • Gerund: rinunciando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use rinunciare

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

  1. Present

    Rinuncio al dolce, sono pieno.

    I'll skip dessert, I'm full.

  2. Past

    Ha rinunciato al viaggio per stare con la nonna.

    She gave up the trip to stay with grandma.

  3. Imperfect

    Non rinunciava mai al caffè dopo pranzo.

    He never gave up his coffee after lunch.

  4. Future

    Quest'anno rinunceremo alle vacanze al mare.

    This year we'll give up the seaside holiday.

  5. Conditional

    Non rinuncerei mai alla pizza del venerdì.

    I'd never give up Friday pizza.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Mi dispiace che tu rinunci al concerto.

    I'm sorry you're giving up the concert.

  7. Imperative

    Non rinunciare ai tuoi sogni per nessuno.

    Don't give up your dreams for anyone.

Good to know

  • What you give up comes after a: rinunciare al dolce, rinunciare a un viaggio.

Verbs like this one

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