dovere — to owe; to have to do something (must)
dovere is the #34 most common word in Italian, a verb. It means “to owe; to have to do something (must)” and is pronounced /doˈve.re/.
#34frequency rank
0.01%of everyday Italian text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of dovere
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dovére | dictionary form | to owe |
| dèvo | I · present | I owe |
| dévo | I · present | I owe |
| dèbbo | I · present | I owe |
| débbo | I · present | I owe |
| dovétti | I · past | I owed |
| dovètti | I · past | I owed |
| dovéi | I · past | I owed |
| dovùto | past participle | owed |
| dovrò | I · future | I will owe |
| avére | auxiliary verb | |
| èssere | auxiliary verb | |
| dovére | infinitive | to owe |
| dovèndo | -ing form | oweing |
| dèvi | you · present | you owe |
| dévi | you · present | you owe |
| dève | he/she · present | he/she owes |
| déve | he/she · present | he/she owes |
| dobbiàmo | we · present | we owe |
| dovéte | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) owe |
| dèvono | they · present | they owe |
| dévono | they · present | they owe |
| dèbbono | they · present | they owe |
| débbono | they · present | they owe |
| dovévo | I · imperfect | I used to owe |
| dovévi | you · imperfect | you used to owe |
| dovéva | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to owe |
| dovevàmo | we · imperfect | we used to owe |
| dovevàte | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to owe |
| dovévano | they · imperfect | they used to owe |
| dovésti | you · past | you owed |
| dovétte | he/she · past | he/she owed |
| dovètte | he/she · past | he/she owed |
| dové | he/she · past | he/she owed |
| dovémmo | we · past | we owed |
| dovéste | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) owed |
| dovéttero | they · past | they owed |
| dovèttero | they · past | they owed |
| dovérono | they · past | they owed |
| dovrài | you · future | you will owe |
| dovrà | he/she · future | he/she will owe |
| dovrémo | we · future | we will owe |
| dovréte | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will owe |
| dovrànno | they · future | they will owe |
| dovrèi | I · conditional | I would owe |
| dovrésti | you · conditional | you would owe |
| dovrèbbe | he/she · conditional | he/she would owe |
| dovrébbe | he/she · conditional | he/she would owe |