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dire

to say; tell

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

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Indicative

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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