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ITALIAN VERB

vietare

to forbid

  • #256 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: vietato
  • Gerund: vietando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use vietare

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

  1. Present

    Il cartello vieta di parcheggiare qui.

    The sign forbids parking here.

  2. Past

    Hanno vietato le bici sul lungomare.

    They've banned bikes on the seafront.

  3. Imperfect

    Una volta vietavano i pantaloncini in chiesa.

    They used to forbid shorts in church.

  4. Future

    Dall'anno prossimo vieteranno la plastica in spiaggia.

    From next year they'll ban plastic on the beach.

  5. Conditional

    Vieterei la musica alta dopo le undici.

    I'd ban loud music after eleven.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che il regolamento lo vieti.

    I don't think the rules forbid it.

  7. Imperative

    Vieta ai bambini di correre vicino alla piscina.

    Forbid the children to run near the pool.

Good to know

  • Vietato fumare, vietato l'ingresso: vietato is the word on the signs.

Verbs like this one

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