To build/construct in Italian 🇮🇹

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Tips to Remember the Verb:
• Notice the common Latin root in words like "construction" or "costruzione," which can help you recall that “costruire” means “to build/construct.”
• The similarity of the English word “construct” to “costruire” makes it easier to associate the two.

Explanations:
• “Costruire” is used to indicate the act of building or constructing something, whether physically (a structure) or abstractly (an argument, plan, etc.).
• It is an infinitive verb that follows the -uire ending pattern, which affects its conjugation—especially in the first person singular of the present tense (“costruisco”).

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• Edificare – often used for building in the sense of erecting a structure.
• Realizzare – can mean “to construct,” “to create,” or “to carry out,” particularly in a figurative sense.
• Fabbricare – implies manufacturing or assembling, and it is sometimes used interchangeably when speaking of constructing in an industrial context.

Conjugations:

Present Tense:
• io costruisco  – I build/am building
• tu costruisci  – you build/are building
• lui, lei, Lei costruisce  – he/she/you (formal) builds/is building
• noi costruiamo  – we build/are building
• voi costruite  – you (plural) build/are building
• loro costruiscono  – they build/are building

Imperfetto (Past Habitual):
• io costruivo  – I was building/I used to build
• tu costruivi  – you were building/used to build
• lui, lei, Lei costruiva  – he/she/you (formal) was/were building
• noi costruivamo  – we were building/used to build
• voi costruivate  – you (plural) were building/used to build
• loro costruivano  – they were building/used to build

Passato Prossimo (Present Perfect):
• io ho costruito  – I have built/I built
• tu hai costruito  – you have built/you built
• lui, lei, Lei ha costruito  – he/she/you (formal) has built/built
• noi abbiamo costruito  – we have built/we built
• voi avete costruito  – you (plural) have built/you built
• loro hanno costruito  – they have built/built

Futuro Semplice (Simple Future):
• io costruirò  – I will build
• tu costruirai  – you will build
• lui, lei, Lei costruirà  – he/she/you (formal) will build
• noi costruiremo  – we will build
• voi costruirete  – you (plural) will build
• loro costruiranno  – they will build

Examples of Sentences:
1. Present: "Lui costruisce una nuova casa."
  Translation: "He is building a new house."
2. Passato Prossimo: "Abbiamo costruito un ponte sul fiume."
  Translation: "We built a bridge over the river."
3. Imperfetto: "Da bambino, io costruivo castelli di sabbia in spiaggia."
  Translation: "As a child, I used to build sandcastles on the beach."
4. Futuro Semplice: "Costruirò un negozio quando avrò abbastanza risparmi."
  Translation: "I will build a store when I have enough savings."

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