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ITALIAN VERB

trattare

to treat, to deal with

  • #364 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: trattato
  • Gerund: trattando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use trattare

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

  1. Present

    Il capo tratta tutti con rispetto, anche i nuovi.

    The boss treats everyone with respect, even the new people.

  2. Past

    Ci hanno trattato benissimo in quell'albergo.

    They treated us really well at that hotel.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccola la nonna mi trattava come una principessa.

    As a child, my grandmother treated me like a princess.

  4. Future

    Il prossimo corso tratterà la storia di Roma.

    The next course will deal with the history of Rome.

  5. Conditional

    Io non tratterei così un amico, mai.

    I would never treat a friend like that.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che ti trattino bene nella nuova azienda.

    I hope they treat you well at the new company.

  7. Imperative

    Tratta il cane con dolcezza, è ancora piccolo.

    Treat the dog gently, he's still little.

Good to know

  • Trattare bene or male is how you treat someone; trattare di is what a book or a film is about.

Verbs like this one

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