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desiderare

to desire
to wish

Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Presente

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

iodesidero
tudesideri
lui/leidesidera
noidesideriamo
voidesiderate
lorodesiderano

Desidero un caffè caldo.

I desire a hot coffee.

Loro desiderano viaggiare in Italia.

They wish to travel to Italy.

2.

Passato Prossimo

Recently completed actions with present relevance.

ioho desiderato
tuhai desiderato
lui/leiha desiderato
noiabbiamo desiderato
voiavete desiderato
lorohanno desiderato

Ho desiderato un regalo per il mio compleanno.

I wished for a gift for my birthday.

Abbiamo desiderato una giornata di sole.

We desired a sunny day.

3.

Imperfetto

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

iodesideravo
tudesideravi
lui/leidesiderava
noidesideravamo
voidesideravate
lorodesideravano

Desideravo sempre avere un cane.

I always desired to have a dog.

Quando ero bambino, desideravi andare al mare.

When I was a child, you wished to go to the sea.

4.

Futuro Semplice

Future events, predictions, and conjectures.

iodesidererò
tudesidererai
lui/leidesidererà
noidesidereremo
voidesidererete
lorodesidereranno

Domani desidererò un po' di pace.

Tomorrow I will desire some peace.

Loro desidereranno una vita migliore.

They will wish for a better life.

5.

Condizionale Presente

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and wishes.

iodesidererei
tudesidereresti
lui/leidesidererebbe
noidesidereremmo
voidesiderereste
lorodesidererebbero

Se potessi, desidererei viaggiare di più.

If I could, I would desire to travel more.

Tu desidereresti un lavoro che ti piace.

You would wish for a job that you like.

6.

Congiuntivo Presente

Doubt, opinion, desire, and necessity in subordinate clauses.

iodesideri
tudesideri
lui/leidesideri
noidesideriamo
voidesideriate
lorodesiderino

Spero che tu desideri il meglio per te.

I hope that you desire the best for yourself.

È importante che noi desideriamo la felicità.

It is important that we wish for happiness.

7.

Congiuntivo Imperfetto

Past subjunctive contexts, hypothetical se-clauses, and polite suggestions.

iodesiderassi
tudesiderassi
lui/leidesiderasse
noidesiderassimo
voidesideraste
lorodesiderassero

Se solo desiderassi un po' di tranquillità.

If only I wished for a bit of tranquility.

Se loro desiderassero un cambiamento, potrebbero farlo.

If they wished for a change, they could do it.

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Common questions
Is "desiderare" regular or irregular in Italian?
"desiderare" is a regular 1st verb in Italian. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "desiderare" in the present tense?
In the Presente, "desiderare" conjugates as: desidero, desideri, desideriamo, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "desiderare" in Italian?
In the Passato Prossimo, "desiderare" conjugates as: ho desiderato, hai desiderato, abbiamo desiderato, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "desiderare" in Italian?
"desiderare" (to desire, to wish) is one of the most commonly used verbs in Italian.