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ITALIAN VERB

tradire

to cheat on, to betray

  • #390 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: tradito
  • Gerund: tradendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use tradire

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

  1. Present

    Chi tradisce una volta, tradisce ancora, dice mia madre.

    Whoever cheats once cheats again, my mother says.

  2. Past

    L'ha tradita con una collega e lei l'ha scoperto.

    He cheated on her with a colleague and she found out.

  3. Imperfect

    Nel film lei tradiva il marito con il giardiniere.

    In the film she was cheating on her husband with the gardener.

  4. Future

    Un vero amico non ti tradirà mai.

    A true friend will never betray you.

  5. Conditional

    Non tradirei mai la fiducia dei miei figli.

    I would never betray my children's trust.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che Paolo tradisca sua moglie.

    I don't think Paolo is cheating on his wife.

  7. Imperative

    Non tradite la fiducia di chi vi vuole bene.

    Don't betray the trust of those who love you.

Good to know

  • Tradire is for a partner and for a friend or a country alike; with -isc-: tradisco.

Verbs like this one

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