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Capire Conjugation

capire means "to understand" in Italian. Simplest present: io capisco, tu capisci, lui / lei / Lei capisce, noi capiamo, voi capite, loro capiscono. Below: all 3 tenses we teach, with examples.

Simplest present Presente

Drop -are and add -o, -i, -a, -iamo, -ate, -ano. Used for facts, habits, what you are doing now and often for the near future.

iocapisco
tucapisci
lui / lei / Leicapisce
noicapiamo
voicapite
lorocapiscono

Simplest past Passato prossimo

Passato prossimo: present of avere plus the past participle (parlato). Movement and change verbs use essere instead, and then the participle agrees (sono arrivato / arrivata).

ioho capito
tuhai capito
lui / lei / Leiha capito
noiabbiamo capito
voiavete capito
lorohanno capito

Simplest future Futuro semplice

For plans, Italians mostly use the present plus a time word: domani parto (tomorrow I leave). The futuro semplice drops the final -e of the infinitive (-are becomes -er-) and adds -ò, -ai, -à, -emo, -ete, -anno.

iocapirò
tucapirai
lui / lei / Leicapirà
noicapiremo
voicapirete
lorocapiranno

Examples

Scusi, non capisco. Può ripetere?Sorry, I don't understand. Can you repeat?
Ho capito, grazie mille.I understand (got it), thanks a lot.

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