Italian reference

difendere

to defend

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Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.

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Indicative

difendere: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I defend
tu	you defend
lui/lei	he/she defends; you (formal) defend
noi	we defend
voi	you (plural) defend
loro	they defend

difendere: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I defended; I have defended
tu	you defended; you have defended
lui/lei	he/she defended; he/she has defended; you (formal) defended; you (formal) have defended
noi	we defended; we have defended
voi	you (plural) defended; you (plural) have defended
loro	they defended; they have defended

difendere: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I used to defend
tu	you used to defend
lui/lei	he/she used to defend; you (formal) used to defend
noi	we used to defend
voi	you (plural) used to defend
loro	they used to defend

difendere: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had defended
tu	you had defended
lui/lei	he/she had defended; you (formal) had defended
noi	we had defended
voi	you (plural) had defended
loro	they had defended

difendere: Remote past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I defended
tu	you defended
lui/lei	he/she defended; you (formal) defended
noi	we defended
voi	you (plural) defended
loro	they defended

difendere: Past anterior
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had defended (before the next past event)
tu	you had defended (before the next past event)
lui/lei	he/she had defended (before the next past event); you (formal) had defended (before the next past event)
noi	we had defended (before the next past event)
voi	you (plural) had defended (before the next past event)
loro	they had defended (before the next past event)

difendere: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will defend
tu	you will defend
lui/lei	he/she will defend; you (formal) will defend
noi	we will defend
voi	you (plural) will defend
loro	they will defend

difendere: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will have defended
tu	you will have defended
lui/lei	he/she will have defended; you (formal) will have defended
noi	we will have defended
voi	you (plural) will have defended
loro	they will have defended

difendere: Present conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would defend
tu	you would defend
lui/lei	he/she would defend; you (formal) would defend
noi	we would defend
voi	you (plural) would defend
loro	they would defend

difendere: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would have defended
tu	you would have defended
lui/lei	he/she would have defended; you (formal) would have defended
noi	we would have defended
voi	you (plural) would have defended
loro	they would have defended

difendere: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I defend
tu	(that) you defend
lui/lei	(that) he/she defends; (that) you (formal) defend
noi	(that) we defend
voi	(that) you (plural) defend
loro	(that) they defend

difendere: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I have defended
tu	(that) you have defended
lui/lei	(that) he/she has defended; (that) you (formal) have defended
noi	(that) we have defended
voi	(that) you (plural) have defended
loro	(that) they have defended

difendere: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I defended
tu	(that) you defended
lui/lei	(that) he/she defended; (that) you (formal) defended
noi	(that) we defended
voi	(that) you (plural) defended
loro	(that) they defended

difendere: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I had defended
tu	(that) you had defended
lui/lei	(that) he/she had defended; (that) you (formal) had defended
noi	(that) we had defended
voi	(that) you (plural) had defended
loro	(that) they had defended

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