accadere

Italian

Etymology

From a- +‎ cadere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak.kaˈde.re/
• Rhymes: -ere
• Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧dé‧re

Verb

accadére (third-person only, third-person singular present accàde, third-person singular past historic accàdde, past participle accadùto, third-person singular future accadrà, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

1. to happen

   Synonym: succedere

   Nessuno sapeva esattamente cosa fosse accaduto.

   No one knew exactly what had happened.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of accadére (-ere; third-person only; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	accadére
auxiliary verb		èssere	gerund		accadèndo
present participle		accadènte	past participle		accadùto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	accàde	—	—	accàdono
imperfect	—	—	accadéva	—	—	accadévano
past historic	—	—	accàdde	—	—	accàddero
future	—	—	accadrà	—	—	accadrànno
conditional	—	—	accadrèbbe, accadrébbe	—	—	accadrèbbero, accadrébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	—	—	accàda	—	—	accàdano
imperfect	—	—	accadésse	—	—	accadéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		—	—	—	—	—
negative imperative		—	—	—	—	—

Related terms

• accadimento
• accaduto

Further reading

• accadere in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• “accadere”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• accederà