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ITALIAN VERB

tagliare

to cut

  • #282 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: tagliato
  • Gerund: tagliando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use tagliare

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

  1. Present

    Taglio il pane mentre tu apparecchi.

    I'll cut the bread while you set the table.

  2. Past

    Mi sono tagliato i capelli ieri, ti piacciono?

    I got my hair cut yesterday, do you like it?

  3. Imperfect

    Mia madre tagliava la pasta a mano.

    My mother used to cut the pasta by hand.

  4. Future

    Taglieremo la torta dopo il brindisi.

    We'll cut the cake after the toast.

  5. Conditional

    Taglierei le cipolle, ma mi fanno piangere.

    I'd cut the onions, but they make me cry.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che tagli i pomodori a pezzetti piccoli.

    I want you to cut the tomatoes into small pieces.

  7. Imperative

    Taglia il formaggio a fette sottili.

    Cut the cheese into thin slices.

Good to know

  • Tagliarsi i capelli is to get a haircut: mi taglio i capelli domani.

Where you hear tagliare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 2

  • Tagliamo la fine del discorso. We cut the end of the speech.
  • Hanno tagliato una parte dell'intervista. They cut a part of the interview.
  • Taglierò due frasi. I'll cut two sentences.

Italian · Fluency Level 2

  • Tagliamo la fine del discorso. We cut the end of the speech.
  • Hanno tagliato una parte dell'intervista. They cut a part of the interview.
  • Taglierò due frasi. I'll cut two sentences.
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Watching the News

Advanced Level 2 · Quale parte hanno tagliato? · La fine. L'hanno tagliata tutta.

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Preparing the Speech

Advanced Level 2 · Grazie, e basta. Il resto lo tagliamo.

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Editing with the Publisher

Fluency Level 2 · Allora, Laura. Il secondo capitolo. Qui taglierei. · Taglierebbe la parte del lupo?

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Verbs like this one

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