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To paint in Italian 🇮🇹


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to paint dipingere
How to say “to paint” in Italian? “Dipingere”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “dipingere” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to paint in Italian like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Think of "dipingere" as “dipping” your brush into paint—echoing the act of applying paint, which helps trigger the verb’s meaning.
• Notice the similarity of its root to “depict” in English, both related to creating images.

Explanations:
• "Dipingere" is an -ere verb (more precisely, a creative/artistic verb) meaning “to paint” in Italian.
• It is often used in the context of creating works of art, but it can also be used for painting surfaces.
• A similar word is "pitturare," which also means “to paint,” though "pitturare" is more often used when referring to painting walls or objects.

Conjugations:

Indicative Present:
 Io dipingo   (I paint)
 Tu dipingi   (You paint)
 Lui/lei dipinge (He/she paints)
 Noi dipingiamo (We paint)
 Voi dipingete  (You [pl.] paint)
 Loro dipingono (They paint)

Passato Prossimo:
 Io ho dipinto  (I painted)
 Tu hai dipinto (You painted)
 Lui/lei ha dipinto (He/she painted)
 Noi abbiamo dipinto (We painted)
 Voi avete dipinto  (You painted)
 Loro hanno dipinto (They painted)

Imperfect:
 Io dipingevo  (I was painting/used to paint)
 Tu dipingevi  (You were painting/used to paint)
 Lui/lei dipingeva (He/she was painting/used to paint)
 Noi dipingevamo (We were painting/used to paint)
 Voi dipingevate  (You were painting/used to paint)
 Loro dipingevano (They were painting/used to paint)

Future:
 Io dipingerò  (I will paint)
 Tu dipingerai  (You will paint)
 Lui/lei dipingerà (He/she will paint)
 Noi dipingeremo (We will paint)
 Voi dipingerete (You will paint)
 Loro dipingeranno (They will paint)

Conditional (Present):
 Io dipingerei  (I would paint)
 Tu dipingeresti (You would paint)
 Lui/lei dipingerebbe (He/she would paint)
 Noi dipingeremmo (We would paint)
 Voi dipingereste  (You would paint)
 Loro dipingerebbero (They would paint)

Subjunctive Present:
 Che io dipinga  (that I paint)
 Che tu dipinga  (that you paint)
 Che lui/lei dipinga (that he/she paints)
 Che noi dipingiamo (that we paint)
 Che voi dipingiate  (that you paint)
 Che loro dipingano (that they paint)

Examples of Sentences:
1. "Luigi dipinge un bellissimo paesaggio."
 Translation: "Luigi paints a beautiful landscape."
2. "Ieri ho dipinto la mia stanza di un colore vivace."
 Translation: "Yesterday I painted my room a vibrant color."
3. "Quando sarò artista, dipingerò quadri che ispireranno le persone."
 Translation: "When I become an artist, I will paint pictures that inspire people."
4. "Speriamo che Maria dipinga un murale per la scuola."
 Translation: "We hope that Maria paints a mural for the school."

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