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Conjugation of bastare in Italian

bastareto be enoughregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

Presente of bastare
PersonConjugation
iobasto
tubasti
lui/lei/Leibasta
noibastiamo
voibastate
loro/Lorobastano

Common mistakes in the Presente

  • lui/lei/LeibastaebastaLearners sometimes overgeneralize the -are pattern; the correct 3rd person singular is basta.

Passato prossimopresent perfect

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

Passato prossimo of bastare
PersonConjugation
iosono bastato/a
tusei bastato/a
lui/lei/Leiè bastato
noisiamo bastati/e
voisiete bastati/e
loro/Lorosono bastati/e

Common mistakes in the Passato prossimo

  • lui/lei/Leiha bastatoè bastatoBastare normally uses essere in the compound tenses, not avere.

Imperfettoimperfect

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Imperfetto of bastare
PersonConjugation
iobastavo
tubastavi
lui/lei/Leibastava
noibastavamo
voibastavate
loro/Lorobastavano

Futuro semplicefuture

Actions that will happen.

Futuro semplice of bastare
PersonConjugation
iobasterò
tubasterai
lui/lei/Leibasterà
noibasteremo
voibasterete
loro/Lorobasteranno

Condizionale presenteconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Condizionale presente of bastare
PersonConjugation
iobasterei
tubasteresti
lui/lei/Leibasterebbe
noibasteremmo
voibastereste
loro/Lorobasterebbero

Congiuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

Congiuntivo presente of bastare
PersonConjugation
iobasti
tubasti
lui/lei/Leibasti
noibastiamo
voibastiate
loro/Lorobastino

Common mistakes in the Congiuntivo presente

  • lui/lei/LeibastabastiThe present subjunctive 1st/2nd/3rd singular is basti, not basta.

Imperativoimperative

Commands and requests.

Imperativo of bastare
PersonConjugation
tubasta
noibastiamo
voibastate

Common mistakes in the Imperativo

  • tubastibastaThe informal affirmative command is basta, not the subjunctive form basti.

Gerundio

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

Gerundio of bastare
PersonConjugation
iobastando
tubastando
lui/lei/Leibastando
noibastando
voibastando
loro/Lorobastando

bastare — frequently asked questions

Is bastare a regular verb?
Yes — bastare is a regular Italian verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does bastare mean?
bastare is a Italian verb meaning "to be enough".