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dilapidare

to squander


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.

iodilapido
tudilapidi
lui/leidilapida
noidilapidiamo
voidilapidate
lorodilapidano

Lui dilapida sempre i suoi risparmi.

He always squanders his savings.

Non dobbiamo dilapidare le risorse della nostra comunità.

We must not squander our community's resources.

2.

Passato Prossimo

Recently completed actions with present relevance.

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

Ieri ho dilapidato tutto il mio stipendio.

Yesterday I squandered all my salary.

Abbiamo dilapidato i soldi in viaggi inutili.

We squandered the money on useless trips.

3.

Imperfetto

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

iodilapidavo
tudilapidavi
lui/leidilapidava
noidilapidavamo
voidilapidavate
lorodilapidavano

Quando ero giovane, dilapidavo spesso il mio denaro.

When I was young, I often squandered my money.

Loro dilapidavano le loro fortune senza pensarci.

They squandered their fortunes without thinking.

4.

Futuro Semplice

Future events, predictions, and conjectures.

iodilapiderò
tudilapiderai
lui/leidilapiderà
noidilapideremo
voidilapiderete
lorodilapideranno

Domani dilapiderò il mio bonus in un nuovo telefono.

Tomorrow I will squander my bonus on a new phone.

Se non stai attento, dilapiderai tutto in un colpo.

If you're not careful, you will squander everything in one go.

5.

Condizionale Presente

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and wishes.

iodilapiderei
tudilapidaresti
lui/leidilapiderebbe
noidilapideremmo
voidilapidereste
lorodilapiderebbero

Se avessi più soldi, dilapiderei tutto in viaggi.

If I had more money, I would squander it all on trips.

Loro dilapiderebbero le loro eredità senza pensarci.

They would squander their inheritances without thinking.

6.

Congiuntivo Presente

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

iodilapidi
tudilapida
lui/leidilapidi
noidilapidiamo
voidilapidiate
lorodilapidino

Spero che lui non dilapidi i suoi soldi.

I hope he does not squander his money.

È importante che noi non dilapidiamo le risorse.

It is important that we do not squander resources.

7.

Congiuntivo Imperfetto

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

iodilapidassi
tudilapidassi
lui/leidilapidasse
noidilapidassimo
voidilapidaste
lorodilapidassero

Se avesse saputo, non avrebbe dilapidato tutto.

If he had known, he would not have squandered everything.

Temevo che loro dilapidassero il patrimonio familiare.

I feared that they would squander the family wealth.

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