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iniziare to begin, to set about; to join, to incorporate

iniziare is the #218 most common word in Italian, a verb. It means “to begin, to set about; to join, to incorporate” and is pronounced /i.nitˈt͡sja.re/.

#218frequency rank
0.01%of everyday Italian text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of iniziare

FormWhat it isMeaning
iniziàredictionary formto begin
inìzioI · presentI begin
iniziàiI · pastI began
iniziàtopast participlebegun
avéreauxiliary verb
èssereauxiliary verb
iniziàreinfinitiveto begin
iniziàndo-ing formbegining
iniziànte-ing formbegining
inìziyou · presentyou begin
inìziahe/she · presenthe/she begins
iniziàmowe · presentwe begin
iniziàteyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) begin
inìzianothey · presentthey begin
iniziàvoI · imperfectI used to begin
iniziàviyou · imperfectyou used to begin
iniziàvahe/she · imperfecthe/she used to begin
iniziavàmowe · imperfectwe used to begin
iniziavàteyou (pl.) · imperfectyou (pl.) used to begin
iniziàvanothey · imperfectthey used to begin
iniziàstiyou · pastyou began
iniziòhe/she · pasthe/she began
iniziàmmowe · pastwe began
iniziàsteyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) began
iniziàronothey · pastthey began
inizieròI · futureI will begin
inizieràiyou · futureyou will begin
inizieràhe/she · futurehe/she will begin
inizierémowe · futurewe will begin
inizieréteyou (pl.) · futureyou (pl.) will begin
inizierànnothey · futurethey will begin
inizierèiI · conditionalI would begin
inizieréstiyou · conditionalyou would begin
inizierèbbehe/she · conditionalhe/she would begin
inizierébbehe/she · conditionalhe/she would begin
inizierémmowe · conditionalwe would begin
inizierésteyou (pl.) · conditionalyou (pl.) would begin
inizierèbberothey · conditionalthey would begin
inizierébberothey · conditionalthey would begin
inìziI · subjunctive present(that) I begin
inìziyou · subjunctive present(that) you begin
inìzihe/she · subjunctive present(that) he/she begin
iniziàmowe · subjunctive present(that) we begin
iniziàteyou (pl.) · subjunctive present(that) you (pl.) begin
inìzinothey · subjunctive present(that) they begin
iniziàssiI · subjunctive imperfect(if) I began
iniziàssiyou · subjunctive imperfect(if) you began
iniziàssehe/she · subjunctive imperfect(if) he/she began

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