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Italian verb conjugation
bastare
to be enough, to suffice
verb
Word 322 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday
With one thing or several
With bastare, the thing is the subject and the person comes first, so the verb changes with the number of things.
Present
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a me | mi bastait is enough for me | mi bastanothey are enough for me |
| a te | ti bastait is enough for you | ti bastanothey are enough for you |
| a lui | gli bastait is enough for him | gli bastanothey are enough for him |
| a lei | le bastait is enough for her | le bastanothey are enough for her |
| a noi | ci bastait is enough for us | ci bastanothey are enough for us |
| a voi | vi bastait is enough for you all | vi bastanothey are enough for you all |
| a loro | gli bastait is enough for them | gli bastanothey are enough for them |
Imperfect
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a me | mi bastavait was enough for me | mi bastavanothey were enough for me |
| a te | ti bastavait was enough for you | ti bastavanothey were enough for you |
| a lui | gli bastavait was enough for him | gli bastavanothey were enough for him |
| a lei | le bastavait was enough for her | le bastavanothey were enough for her |
| a noi | ci bastavait was enough for us | ci bastavanothey were enough for us |
| a voi | vi bastavait was enough for you all | vi bastavanothey were enough for you all |
| a loro | gli bastavait was enough for them | gli bastavanothey were enough for them |
Future
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a me | mi basteràit will be enough for me | mi basterannothey will be enough for me |
| a te | ti basteràit will be enough for you | ti basterannothey will be enough for you |
| a lui | gli basteràit will be enough for him | gli basterannothey will be enough for him |
| a lei | le basteràit will be enough for her | le basterannothey will be enough for her |
| a noi | ci basteràit will be enough for us | ci basterannothey will be enough for us |
| a voi | vi basteràit will be enough for you all | vi basterannothey will be enough for you all |
| a loro | gli basteràit will be enough for them | gli basterannothey will be enough for them |
Passato prossimo
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a me | mi è bastatoit was enough for me / it has been enough for me | mi sono bastatithey were enough for me / they have been enough for me |
| a te | ti è bastatoit was enough for you / it has been enough for you | ti sono bastatithey were enough for you / they have been enough for you |
| a lui | gli è bastatoit was enough for him / it has been enough for him | gli sono bastatithey were enough for him / they have been enough for him |
| a lei | le è bastatoit was enough for her / it has been enough for her | le sono bastatithey were enough for her / they have been enough for her |
| a noi | ci è bastatoit was enough for us / it has been enough for us | ci sono bastatithey were enough for us / they have been enough for us |
| a voi | vi è bastatoit was enough for you all / it has been enough for you all | vi sono bastatithey were enough for you all / they have been enough for you all |
| a loro | gli è bastatoit was enough for them / it has been enough for them | gli sono bastatithey were enough for them / they have been enough for them |
In a sentence
Grazie, un po' d'acqua mi basta.
Thanks, a little water is enough for me.
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