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meritare

to deserve

verb Word 518 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate meritare

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

Present

io merito I deserve
tu meriti you deserve
lui/lei merita he/she deserves
noi meritiamo we deserve
voi meritate you all deserve
loro meritano they deserve

Imperfect

io meritavo I deserved / I used to deserve
tu meritavi you deserved / you used to deserve
lui/lei meritava he/she deserved / he/she used to deserve
noi meritavamo we deserved / we used to deserve
voi meritavate you all deserved / you all used to deserve
loro meritavano they deserved / they used to deserve

Future

io meriterò I will deserve
tu meriterai you will deserve
lui/lei meriterà he/she will deserve
noi meriteremo we will deserve
voi meriterete you all will deserve
loro meriteranno they will deserve

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Sei bravo, meriti questo lavoro.

You're good, you deserve this job.

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