prendere — to take, hold, pick up, get; to conquer (of a political territory or entity)
prendere is the #85 most common word in Italian, a verb. It means “to take, hold, pick up, get; to conquer (of a political territory or entity)” and is pronounced /ˈprɛn.de.re/.
#85frequency rank
0.03%of everyday Italian text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of prendere
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| prèndere | dictionary form | to take |
| prèndo | I · present | I take |
| prési | I · past | I took |
| préso | past participle | taken |
| avére | auxiliary verb | |
| èssere | auxiliary verb | |
| prèndere | infinitive | to take |
| prendèndo | -ing form | taking |
| prendènte | -ing form | taking |
| prèndi | you · present | you take |
| prènde | he/she · present | he/she takes |
| prendiàmo | we · present | we take |
| prendéte | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) take |
| prèndono | they · present | they take |
| prendévo | I · imperfect | I used to take |
| prendévi | you · imperfect | you used to take |
| prendéva | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to take |
| prendevàmo | we · imperfect | we used to take |
| prendevàte | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to take |
| prendévano | they · imperfect | they used to take |
| prendésti | you · past | you took |
| prése | he/she · past | he/she took |
| prendémmo | we · past | we took |
| prendéste | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) took |
| présero | they · past | they took |
| prenderò | I · future | I will take |
| prenderài | you · future | you will take |
| prenderà | he/she · future | he/she will take |
| prenderémo | we · future | we will take |
| prenderéte | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will take |
| prenderànno | they · future | they will take |
| prenderèi | I · conditional | I would take |
| prenderésti | you · conditional | you would take |
| prenderèbbe | he/she · conditional | he/she would take |
| prenderébbe | he/she · conditional | he/she would take |
| prenderémmo | we · conditional | we would take |
| prenderéste | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would take |
| prenderèbbero | they · conditional | they would take |
| prenderébbero | they · conditional | they would take |
| prènda | I · subjunctive present | (that) I take |
| prènda | you · subjunctive present | (that) you take |
| prènda | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she take |
| prendiàmo | we · subjunctive present | (that) we take |
| prendiàte | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) take |
| prèndano | they · subjunctive present | (that) they take |
| prendéssi | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I took |
| prendéssi | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you took |
| prendésse | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she took |
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