To destroy in Italian 🇮🇹

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Tips to remember:
• Think of the English word “destroy” and notice the similar “dis–” prefix in both words, which often suggests a negative action.
• Imagine “distruggere” as breaking something into irreparable pieces—linking the sound of the word with the idea of total ruin.

Explanations:
• “Distruggere” is an Italian verb that means “to destroy.” It refers to the act of demolishing or ruining something beyond repair.
• It is used in contexts ranging from physical destruction (e.g., demolishing a building) to metaphorical destruction (e.g., ruining a plan).

Other words with the same meaning:
• Demolire – to demolish
• Annientare – to annihilate
• Annichilire – to annihilate or obliterate

Conjugations of “distruggere”:

Indicative Present:
  io distruggo      (I destroy)
  tu distruggi      (you destroy)
  lui/lei distrugge    (he/she destroys)
  noi distruggiamo    (we destroy)
  voi distruggete    (you [plural] destroy)
  loro distruggono   (they destroy)

Indicative Imperfect:
  io distruggevo     (I was destroying)
  tu distruggevi     (you were destroying)
  lui/lei distruggeva  (he/she was destroying)
  noi distruggevamo   (we were destroying)
  voi distruggevate   (you [plural] were destroying)
  loro distruggevano   (they were destroying)

Indicative Future:
  io distruggerò    (I will destroy)
  tu distruggerai    (you will destroy)
  lui/lei distruggerà  (he/she will destroy)
  noi distruggeremo  (we will destroy)
  voi distruggerete  (you [plural] will destroy)
  loro distruggeranno (they will destroy)

Indicative Passato Prossimo (Present Perfect):
  io ho distrutto    (I have destroyed)
  tu hai distrutto   (you have destroyed)
  lui/lei ha distrutto  (he/she has destroyed)
  noi abbiamo distrutto (we have destroyed)
  voi avete distrutto  (you [plural] have destroyed)
  loro hanno distrutto  (they have destroyed)

Conditional Present:
  io distruggerei     (I would destroy)
  tu distruggaresti   (you would destroy)
  lui/lei distruggerebbe (he/she would destroy)
  noi distruggeremmo  (we would destroy)
  voi distruggereste  (you [plural] would destroy)
  loro distruggerebbero (they would destroy)

Subjunctive Present:
  che io distrugga    (that I destroy)
  che tu distrugga    (that you destroy)
  che lui/lei distrugga  (that he/she destroys)
  che noi distruggiamo  (that we destroy)
  che voi distruggiate  (that you [plural] destroy)
  che loro distruggano  (that they destroy)

Examples of sentences:
• La forte tempesta ha distrutto il vecchio castello.
  (The strong storm destroyed the old castle.)
• Non voglio distruggere quello su cui abbiamo lavorato per anni.
  (I don’t want to destroy what we have worked on for years.)
• Se lui distruggesse tutto, non ci sarebbe più speranza.
  (If he were to destroy everything, there would be no hope.)

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