Regular -ire Verbs

Verbi regolari della terza coniugazione

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Italian verbs that end in –ire are divided into two groups, both considered regular. The first group* is smaller and has similar endings to regular –ere verbs. To conjugate these verbs, remove the infinitive ending and then add one of the following verb endings:

	Singular			Plural
1st person	io	-o		noi	-iamo
2nd person	tu	-i		voi	-ite
3rd person	lui	-e		loro	-ono

Thus to conjugate sentire, you’ll remove the infinitive ending –ire to find the radical sent– and then add the appropriate endings:

SENTIRE	Singular			Plural
1st person	io	sento		noi	sentiamo
2nd person	tu	senti		voi	sentite
3rd person	lui	sente		loro	sentono

Common regular -ire verbs

aborrire**		to abhor
acconsentire		to agree, consent
applaudire**		to applaud, clap
aprire		to open
assentire		to assent
assorbire**		to absorb
avvertire		to warn
bollire		to boil
compartire**		to share, to divide
convertire		to convert
coprire		to cover
cucire***		to sew
divertire		to enjoy, amuse
dormire		to sleep
fuggire		to escape, flee
inghiottire**		to swallow
mentire**		to lie
nutrire**		to feed
offrire		to offer
partire		to leave, to start
riaprire		to reopen
riempire		to fill
scoprire		to discover, to uncover
seguire		to follow
sentire		to feel, hear, smell, taste, sense
servire		to serve
soffrire		to suffer
tossire**		to cough
vestire		to dress, to wear

 Notes

* The second, larger group of regular –ire verbs require –isc– in certain conjugations: Regular –ire verbs with –isc

** These verbs can be conjugated according to either of the regular –ire patterns.

*** The io form of cucire is cucio (-i– is added before the ending to maintain the soft pronunciation).

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• Introduction to Italian verbs
• Regular –are verbs
• Regular –ere verbs
• Subject pronouns
   

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