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capire

to understand

verb Word 88 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate capire

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io capisco I understand
tu capisci you understand
lui/lei capisce he/she understands
noi capiamo we understand
voi capite you all understand
loro capiscono they understand

Imperfect

io capivo I understood / I used to understand
tu capivi you understood / you used to understand
lui/lei capiva he/she understood / he/she used to understand
noi capivamo we understood / we used to understand
voi capivate you all understood / you all used to understand
loro capivano they understood / they used to understand

Future

io capirò I will understand
tu capirai you will understand
lui/lei capirà he/she will understand
noi capiremo we will understand
voi capirete you all will understand
loro capiranno they will understand

Passato prossimo

io ho capito I understood / I have understood
tu hai capito you understood / you have understood
lui/lei ha capito he/she understood / he/she has understood
noi abbiamo capito we understood / we have understood
voi avete capito you all understood / you all have understood
loro hanno capito they understood / they have understood

In a sentence

Scusa, non ho capito la domanda.

Sorry, I didn't understand the question.

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