Italian conjugation explanation

-isc verbs

<p>Many verbs that end in <span style="font-style: italic">-ire</span> belong to the group of the so-called <strong>-isc verbs</strong>. In some forms of these verbs, the <span style="font-style: italic">-isc-</span> infix appears after the stem. Interestingly, there are a lot more <span style="font-style: italic">-isc</span> verbs than regular <span style="font-style: italic">-ire</span> verbs.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, there are no telltale signs that give away whether a verb is an <span style="font-style: italic">-isc</span> verb or not, but we'll give you some useful tips at the end of this article. The most common <span style="font-style: italic">-isc</span> verbs are: <span style="font-style: italic"><strong>capire, finire, subire, costruire, costituire, colpire, definire, preferire, distribuire</strong></span>, etc.</p>

<p>The most common <span style="font-style: italic">-ire</span> verbs that are <strong>not <span style="font-style: italic; white-space: nowrap;">-isc</span> verbs</strong> and follow the <strong>regular conjugation</strong> rules: <span style="font-style: italic">partire, seguire, sentire, servire, aprire, offrire, vestire, dormire</span>, etc.</p>

<p>In the following conjugation tables, the affected verb forms of <span style="font-style: italic">capire</span> are highlighted:</p>

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io

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">capisco<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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tu

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lui

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noi

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voi

</span>capite

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loro

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<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/41/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Presente congiuntivo</a>

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che io

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">capisca<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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che tu

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">capisca<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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che lui

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">capisca<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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che noi

</span>capiamo

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che voi

</span>capiate

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che loro

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">capiscano<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/44/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Imperativo</a>

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<div class="conjugation_explanation_title">Tips for identifying -isc verbs</div>

<p>Although the identity of each <span style="font-style: italic">-isc</span> verb has to be remembered individually, there are some patterns that we can observe:</p>

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many <span style="font-style: italic">-isc</span> verbs (<span style="font-style: italic">capire, finire, ferire, preferire, pulire</span>) tend to have one consonant and vowel just before the -ire ending

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many <span style="font-style: italic">-isc</span> verbs start with Latin suffixes (<span style="font-style: italic">a-, con-, di-, im-, in-, pre-, rim-, rin-, ris-</span>)

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many <span style="font-style: italic">-isc</span> verbs denote the ending of an action or the coming in and out of a state of being (e.g. changing color or mood)

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