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To wait in Italian 🇮🇹


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

Italian Sentences with the Word “To wait”

Italian sentence with “aspettare” English translation for aspettare S

Si è stancata di aspettare.

She got tired of waiting.

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Tips to Remember "Aspettare":
• Associate "aspettare" with the English word “expect” because when you expect something, you usually have to wait for it.
• Visualize yourself at a bus stop waiting patiently, reinforcing the connection between “waiting” and “aspettare.”

Explanations:
• "Aspettare" means “to wait” or “to expect” in Italian, depending on the context.
• It is a regular -are verb and is widely used in everyday conversations.

Other Words with the Same Meaning:
• Attendere – another common Italian verb meaning “to wait.”

Conjugations:

Indicative Present:
 io aspetto    (I wait)
 tu aspetti    (you wait)
 lui/lei aspetta  (he/she waits)
 noi aspettiamo   (we wait)
 voi aspettate    (you all wait)
 loro aspettano   (they wait)

Indicative Imperfect:
 io aspettavo    (I was waiting/I used to wait)
 tu aspettavi    (you were waiting)
 lui/lei aspettava  (he/she was waiting)
 noi aspettavamo  (we were waiting)
 voi aspettavate   (you all were waiting)
 loro aspettavano   (they were waiting)

Indicative Passato Prossimo:
 io ho aspettato   (I have waited/I waited)
 tu hai aspettato   (you have waited)
 lui/lei ha aspettato  (he/she waited)
 noi abbiamo aspettato (we have waited)
 voi avete aspettato  (you all have waited)
 loro hanno aspettato  (they have waited)

Indicative Future:
 io aspetterò    (I will wait)
 tu aspetterai    (you will wait)
 lui/lei aspetterà   (he/she will wait)
 noi aspetteremo   (we will wait)
 voi aspetterete   (you all will wait)
 loro aspetteranno   (they will wait)

Conditional Present:
 io aspetterei    (I would wait)
 tu aspetteresti   (you would wait)
 lui/lei aspetterebbe  (he/she would wait)
 noi aspetteremmo   (we would wait)
 voi aspettereste   (you all would wait)
 loro aspetterebbero  (they would wait)

Subjunctive Present:
 che io aspetti    (that I wait)
 che tu aspetti    (that you wait)
 che lui/lei aspetti   (that he/she waits)
 che noi aspettiamo   (that we wait)
 che voi aspettiate   (that you all wait)
 che loro aspettino   (that they wait)

Imperative:
 (aspetta – informal singular, aspettiamo – “let’s wait”, aspettate – formal plural)

Examples of Sentences:
• "Aspetto l'autobus ogni mattina."
 Translation: "I wait for the bus every morning."
• "Non posso aspettare oltre."
 Translation: "I can't wait any longer."
• "Stiamo aspettando una risposta importante."
 Translation: "We are waiting for an important answer."

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