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ITALIAN VERB

valere

to be worth

  • #175 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: valso
  • Gerund: valendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

How to use valere

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

  1. Present

    Questo anello vale più di quanto pensi.

    This ring is worth more than you think.

  2. Past

    Il viaggio è valso ogni centesimo.

    The trip was worth every cent.

  3. Imperfect

    Quella casa valeva molto di più dieci anni fa.

    That house was worth much more ten years ago.

  4. Future

    Tra qualche anno varrà il doppio.

    In a few years it'll be worth double.

  5. Conditional

    Varrebbe la pena provare, no?

    It would be worth trying, wouldn't it?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che valga la pena aspettare.

    I don't think it's worth waiting.

Good to know

  • Vale la pena is it's worth it: ne vale la pena.
  • Quanto vale? asks what something is worth; quanto costa? what it costs.
  • Vale! on its own can mean deal, agreed.

Where you hear valere

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

Italian · Beginner Level 3

  • Lo zafferano vale tanto. Saffron is worth a lot.
  • Il viaggio è valso la pena. The trip was worth it.
  • Questa casa varrà di più. This house will be worth more.

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Lo zafferano vale tanto. Saffron is worth a lot.
  • Il viaggio è valso la pena. The trip was worth it.
  • Questa casa varrà di più. This house will be worth more.
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The Red Threads

Beginner Level 3 · Tanto. Lo zafferano vale più dell'oro.

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Franco's Numbers

Intermediate Level 3 · Quanto varrebbe la casa, secondo te? · E poi varrebbe di più?

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Laura's Proposal

Intermediate Level 3 · Ne vale la pena. · Lo so. Ma ne varrebbe la pena.

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The Notary Explains

Advanced Level 1 · Senza tutte le firme, la domanda non vale.

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Persuading Zio Antonio

Advanced Level 1 · Consideri che la casa non vale niente.

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After the Speech

Advanced Level 2 · Allora ne è valsa la pena.

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Verbs like this one

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