condurre

Italian

Alternative forms

• conducere

Etymology

Inherited from Latin condūcere (“to lead, bring or draw together”), from con- +‎ dūcō (“lead”). By surface analysis, syncopic form of (archaic) conducere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈdur.re/
• Rhymes: -urre
• Hyphenation: con‧dùr‧re

Verb

condùrre (first-person singular present condùco, first-person singular past historic condùssi, past participle condótto, first-person singular imperfect conducévo, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to lead, to guide, to escort
2. (transitive) to drive (a car), to pilot (an aircraft), to steer (a boat)
3. (transitive) to carry out, to conduct (an activity or initiative)
4. (transitive) to lead, to experience (e.g. a happy life)
5. (transitive, physics) to conduct
6. (transitive, mathematics) to draw, to plot (a line)
7. (intransitive) to lead (to a location; of a road) [auxiliary avere]
8. (intransitive, sports) to be in the lead [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of condùrre (syncopated; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	condùrre
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		conducèndo
present participle		conducènte	past participle		condótto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	condùco	condùci	condùce	conduciàmo	conducéte	condùcono
imperfect	conducévo	conducévi	conducéva	conducevàmo	conducevàte	conducévano
past historic	condùssi	conducésti	condùsse	conducémmo	conducéste	condùssero
future	condurrò	condurrài	condurrà	condurrémo	condurréte	condurrànno
conditional	condurrèi	condurrésti	condurrèbbe, condurrébbe	condurrémmo	condurréste	condurrèbbero, condurrébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	condùca	condùca	condùca	conduciàmo	conduciàte	condùcano
imperfect	conducéssi	conducéssi	conducésse	conducéssimo	conducéste	conducéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		condùci	condùca	conduciàmo	conducéte	condùcano
negative imperative		non condùrre	non condùca	non conduciàmo	non conducéte	non condùcano

Derived terms

• condursi
• ricondurre