dovere
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dovére (first-person singular present dèvo or dévo or dèbbo or débbo, first-person singular past historic dovétti or (traditional) dovètti, past participle dovùto, first-person singular future dovrò, no imperative, auxiliary avére or (as an auxiliary, with main verbs taking essere) èssere)
- (transitive) to owe
- (auxiliary) to have to do something (must)
Usage notes
[edit]- As an auxiliary, dovere takes avere or essere, depending on the verb that follows it.
- All conditional forms, like dovrei, are translated as should.
- Dovrei esserci domani. ― I should be there tomorrow.
- Dovresti fare i compiti. ― You should do your homework.
- Non ti avremmo dovuto dire quelle cose. ― We should not have said those things to you.
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of dovére (-ere; irregular; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive | dovére | |||||
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auxiliary verb | avére, èssere1 | gerund | dovèndo | |||
present participle | — | past participle | dovùto | |||
person | singular | plural | ||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | |
indicative | io | tu | lui/lei, esso/essa | noi | voi | loro, essi/esse |
present | dèvo, dévo, dèbbo, débbo | dèvi, dévi | dève, déve | dobbiàmo | dovéte | dèvono, dévono, dèbbono, débbono |
imperfect | dovévo | dovévi | dovéva | dovevàmo | dovevàte | dovévano |
past historic | dovétti, dovètti2 | dovésti | dovétte, dovètte2 | dovémmo | dovéste | dovéttero, dovèttero2 |
future | dovrò | dovrài | dovrà | dovrémo | dovréte | dovrànno |
conditional | io | tu | lui/lei, esso/essa | noi | voi | loro, essi/esse |
present | dovrèi | dovrésti | dovrèbbe, dovrébbe | dovrémmo | dovréste | dovrèbbero, dovrébbero |
subjunctive | che io | che tu | che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa | che noi | che voi | che loro, che essi/che esse |
present | dèbba, débba | dèbba, débba | dèbba, débba | dobbiàmo | dobbiàte | dèbbano, débbano |
imperfect | dovéssi | dovéssi | dovésse | dovéssimo | dovéste | dovéssero |
imperative | — | tu | Lei | noi | voi | Loro |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
negative imperative | — | — | — | — | — |
1As an auxiliary, with main verbs taking essere.
2Traditional.
Including lesser-used forms:
Conjugation of dovére (-ere; irregular; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1As an auxiliary, with main verbs taking essere.
2Archaic or poetic.
3Archaic, poetic or popular Tuscan.
4Archaic.
5Rare.
6Obsolete.
7Traditional.
8Uncommon.
Noun
[edit]dovere m (plural doveri)
See also
[edit]Interjection
[edit]dovere
- Dismisses gratitude by clarifying one acted for one's duty rather than for kindness.
- Grazie! — Dovere.
- Thank you! — Just doing my job.
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- Italian terms inherited from Latin
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- Italian 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/ere
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- Italian lemmas
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- Italian verbs ending in -ere
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