Italian -are verbs
Learn how to use regular verbs that end in -are, and go shopping with "comprare" ("To buy")
Fancy doing a little retail therapy in the boutiques down Via Monte Napoleone in Milan? Or maybe you'd prefer to learn what is called the "first conjugation" — the pattern for Italian verbs ending in the letters “-are”?
You don't have to choose! In this lesson you'll learn how shopping and grammar go hand in hand, as you learn the Italian verb comprare — "to buy".
I buy, you buy, we all like to buy!
Here's how comprare changes according to who has the credit card. I've underlined the part that has changed.
See it in action
The general pattern for "-are" verbs
You can treat most "-are" verbs (a.k.a "first conjugation" verbs) the same way. The trick is just to whack off the "-are" and replace it with the endings you've just learned above.
- -o
- -i
- -a
- -iamo
- -ate
- -ano
Other -are verbs
Here's the beautiful thing: Once you've mastered one "-are" verb, you've mastered them all. Here are some others you can now conjugate using the same rules:
