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Conjugation of the Italian verb definire

A list of the common conjugations for the Italian verb definire, along with their English translations.

definire is a regular verb with spelling changes

Infinitive		Scored
definire	to define

Present		Scored
io definisco	I define
tu definisci	you define
lui definisce	he defines
lei definisce	she defines
noi definiamo	we define
voi definite	you define
loro definiscono	they define

Imperfect		Scored
io definivo	I was defining
tu definivi	you were defining
lui definiva	he was defining
lei definiva	she was defining
noi definivamo	we were defining
voi definivate	you were defining
loro definivano	they were defining

Past Historic / Passato remoto This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passato Prossimo is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
io definii	I defined
tu definisti	you defined
lui definì	he defined
lei definì	she defined
noi definimmo	we defined
voi definiste	you defined
loro definirono	they defined

Past / Passato prossimo		Scored
io ho definito	I defined
tu hai definito	you defined
lui ha definito	he defined
lei ha definito	she defined
noi abbiamo definito	we defined
voi avete definito	you defined
loro hanno definito	they defined

Pluperfect / Trapassato prossimo		Scored
io avevo definito	I had defined
tu avevi definito	you had defined
lui aveva definito	he had defined
lei aveva definito	she had defined
noi avevamo definito	we had defined
voi avevate definito	you had defined
loro avevano definito	they had defined

Future		Scored
io definirò	I will define
tu definirai	you will define
lui definirà	he will define
lei definirà	she will define
noi definiremo	we will define
voi definirete	you will define
loro definiranno	they will define

Future Perfect / Futuro anteriore The Italian Future Perfect or Futuro anteriore is made with the future tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere.		Scored
io avrò definito	I will have defined
tu avrai definito	you will have defined
lui avrà definito	he will have defined
lei avrà definito	she will have defined
noi avremo definito	we will have defined
voi avrete definito	you will have defined
loro avranno definito	they will have defined

Conditional		Scored
io definirei	I would define
tu definiresti	you would define
lui definirebbe	he would define
lei definirebbe	she would define
noi definiremmo	we would define
voi definireste	you would define
loro definirebbero	they would define

Conditional Perfect / Condizionale Passato The Italian Conditional Perfect or Condizionale Passato is made with the conditional tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere.		Scored
io avrei definito	I would have defined
tu avresti definito	you would have defined
lui avrebbe definito	he would have defined
lei avrebbe definito	she would have defined
noi avremmo definito	we would have defined
voi avreste definito	you would have defined
loro avrebbero definito	they would have defined

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io definisca	(... that) I define
(... che) tu definisca	(... that) you define
(... che) lui definisca	(... that) he defines
(... che) lei definisca	(... that) she defines
(... che) noi definiamo	(... that) we define
(... che) voi definiate	(... that) you define
(... che) loro definiscano	(... that) they define

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io definissi	(... that) I was defining
(... che) tu definissi	(... that) you were defining
(... che) lui definisse	(... that) he was defining
(... che) lei definisse	(... that) she was defining
(... che) noi definissimo	(... that) we were defining
(... che) voi definiste	(... that) you were defining
(... che) loro definissero	(... that) they were defining

Imperative		Scored
definisci	Define
definiamo	Let's define
definite	Define

Present Participle		Scored
definente	defining

Past Participle		Scored
definito	defined

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