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ITALIAN VERB

suggerire

to suggest

  • #465 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: suggerito
  • Gerund: suggerendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use suggerire

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

  1. Present

    Ti suggerisco il pesce, oggi è freschissimo.

    I suggest the fish, it's very fresh today.

  2. Past

    Mi ha suggerito un ottimo libro.

    He suggested an excellent book to me.

  3. Imperfect

    La guida suggeriva di visitare il museo al mattino.

    The guide suggested visiting the museum in the morning.

  4. Future

    Suggerirò il tuo nome per il posto.

    I'll put your name forward for the job.

  5. Conditional

    Suggerirei di partire prima del traffico.

    I'd suggest leaving before the traffic.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Che vuoi che ti suggerisca? Decidi tu.

    What do you want me to suggest? You decide.

  7. Imperative

    Suggeriscimi un ristorante qui vicino.

    Suggest a restaurant near here.

Verbs like this one

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