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ITALIAN VERB

salutare

to greet, to say hello to

  • #151 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: salutato
  • Gerund: salutando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use salutare

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

  1. Present

    Saluto i vicini ogni mattina.

    I greet the neighbours every morning.

  2. Past

    Non l'ho nemmeno salutato, che vergogna.

    I didn't even say hello to him, how embarrassing.

  3. Imperfect

    Il panettiere salutava tutti per nome.

    The baker greeted everyone by name.

  4. Future

    Vi saluterò prima di partire.

    I'll say goodbye to you before leaving.

  5. Conditional

    Lo saluterei, ma non mi ricordo come si chiama.

    I'd say hello to him, but I don't remember his name.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vuole che salutiamo la nonna da parte sua.

    She wants us to say hi to grandma for her.

  7. Imperative

    Salutami tanto i tuoi genitori.

    Say hi to your parents for me.

Good to know

  • Salutare is to greet and to say goodbye; salutami tua madre is say hi to your mother for me.

Where you hear salutare

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Ogni mattina saluto tutti, al forno. Every morning I say hello to everyone, at the bakery.
  • Ho salutato la zia Rosa da parte di mia nonna. I said hello to Aunt Rosa from my grandmother.
  • Domani saluto la signora Ada da parte tua. Tomorrow I'll say hello to Signora Ada from you.

Italian · Fluency Level 3

  • Ogni mattina saluto tutti, al forno. Every morning I say hello to everyone, at the bakery.
  • Ho salutato la zia Rosa da parte di mia nonna. I said hello to Aunt Rosa from my grandmother.
  • Domani saluto la signora Ada da parte tua. Tomorrow I'll say hello to Signora Ada from you.
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The Girl on the Ship

Fluency Level 3 · E l'ultima cosa, prima di salutarla?

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