Verbs in Italian

Verbs are a key part of any language. The Italian verbs list below will help you learn common Italian verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Italian. For even more Italian verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Italian at the end of the page.

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Basic Italian Verbs
Italian Action Words
Movements in Italian
Italian Business Verbs

Basic Italian Verbs

English	Italian
to open in Italian	aprire (apro, avere aperto, aprendo)
to close in Italian	chiudere (chiudo, avere chiuso, chiudendo)
to sit in Italian	sedere (siedo, essere seduto, seduto)
to stand in Italian	stare in piedi (sto, essere stato, stando)
to know in Italian	sapere (so, avere saputo, sapendo)
to think in Italian	pensare (penso, avere pensato, pensando)
to win in Italian	vincere (vinco, avere vinto, vincendo)
to lose in Italian	perdere (perdo, avere perduto, perdendo)
to ask in Italian	chiedere (chiedo, avere chiesto, chiedendo)
to answer in Italian	rispondere (rispondo, avere risposto, rispondendo)
to help in Italian	aiutare (aiuto, avere aiutato, aiutando)
to like in Italian	piacere (piaccio, essere piaciuto, piacendo)
to kiss in Italian	baciare (bacio, avere baciato, baciando)
to eat in Italian	mangiare (mangio, avere mangiato, mangiando)
to drink in Italian	bere (bevo, avere bevuto, bevendo)

Italian Action Words

English	Italian
to take in Italian	prendere (prendo, avere/essere preso, prendendo)
to put in Italian	mettere (metto, avere messo, mettendo)
to find in Italian	trovare (trovo, avere trovato, trovando)
to steal in Italian	rubare (rubo, avere rubato, rubando)
to kill in Italian	uccidere (uccido, avere ucciso, uccidendo)
to fly in Italian	volare (volo, avere/essere volato, volando)
to attack in Italian	attaccare (attacco, avere attaccato, attaccando)
to defend in Italian	difendere (difendo, avere difeso, difendendo)
to fall in Italian	cadere (cado, essere caduto, cadendo)
to choose in Italian	scegliere (scelgo, avere scelto, scegliendo)

Movements in Italian

English	Italian
to run in Italian	correre (corro, avere corso, correndo)
to swim in Italian	nuotare (nuoto, avere nuotato, nuotando)
to jump in Italian	saltare (salto, avere saltato, saltando)
to pull in Italian	tirare (tiro, avere tirato, tirando)
to push in Italian	spingere (spingo, avere spinto, spingendo)
to throw in Italian	lanciare (lancio, avere lanciato, lanciando)
to crawl in Italian	gattonare (gattono, avere gattonato, gattonando)
to fight in Italian	combattere (combatto, avere combattuto, combattendo)
to catch in Italian	catturare (catturo, avere catturato, catturando)
to roll in Italian	rotolare (rotolo, avere/essere rotolato, rotolando)

Italian Business Verbs

English	Italian
to buy in Italian	comprare (compro, avere comprato, comprando)
to pay in Italian	pagare (pago, avere pagato, pagando)
to sell in Italian	vendere (vendo, avere venduto, vendendo)
to study in Italian	studiare (studio, avere studiato, studiando)
to call in Italian	fare una telefonata (faccio, avere fatto, facendo)
to read in Italian	leggere (leggo, avere letto, leggendo)
to write in Italian	scrivere (scrivo, avere scritto, scrivendo)
to calculate in Italian	calcolare (calcolo, avere calcolato, calcolando)
to measure in Italian	misurare (misuro, avere misurato, misurando)
to earn in Italian	guadagnare (guadagno, avere guadagnato, guadagnando)
to count in Italian	contare (conto, avere contato, contando)
to scan in Italian	scansionare (scansiono, avere scansionato, scansionando)
to print in Italian	stampare (stampo, avere stampato, stampando)

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