Italian reference
disperare
to despair; lose hope
Regular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I despair |
| tu | you despair |
| lui/lei | he/she despairs; you (formal) despair |
| noi | we despair |
| voi | you (plural) despair |
| loro | they despair |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I despaired; I have despaired |
| tu | you despaired; you have despaired |
| lui/lei | he/she despaired; he/she has despaired; you (formal) despaired; you (formal) have despaired |
| noi | we despaired; we have despaired |
| voi | you (plural) despaired; you (plural) have despaired |
| loro | they despaired; they have despaired |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to despair |
| tu | you used to despair |
| lui/lei | he/she used to despair; you (formal) used to despair |
| noi | we used to despair |
| voi | you (plural) used to despair |
| loro | they used to despair |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had despaired |
| tu | you had despaired |
| lui/lei | he/she had despaired; you (formal) had despaired |
| noi | we had despaired |
| voi | you (plural) had despaired |
| loro | they had despaired |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I despaired |
| tu | you despaired |
| lui/lei | he/she despaired; you (formal) despaired |
| noi | we despaired |
| voi | you (plural) despaired |
| loro | they despaired |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had despaired (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had despaired (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had despaired (before the next past event); you (formal) had despaired (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had despaired (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had despaired (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had despaired (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will despair |
| tu | you will despair |
| lui/lei | he/she will despair; you (formal) will despair |
| noi | we will despair |
| voi | you (plural) will despair |
| loro | they will despair |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have despaired |
| tu | you will have despaired |
| lui/lei | he/she will have despaired; you (formal) will have despaired |
| noi | we will have despaired |
| voi | you (plural) will have despaired |
| loro | they will have despaired |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would despair |
| tu | you would despair |
| lui/lei | he/she would despair; you (formal) would despair |
| noi | we would despair |
| voi | you (plural) would despair |
| loro | they would despair |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have despaired |
| tu | you would have despaired |
| lui/lei | he/she would have despaired; you (formal) would have despaired |
| noi | we would have despaired |
| voi | you (plural) would have despaired |
| loro | they would have despaired |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I despair |
| tu | (that) you despair |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she despairs; (that) you (formal) despair |
| noi | (that) we despair |
| voi | (that) you (plural) despair |
| loro | (that) they despair |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have despaired |
| tu | (that) you have despaired |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has despaired; (that) you (formal) have despaired |
| noi | (that) we have despaired |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have despaired |
| loro | (that) they have despaired |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I despaired |
| tu | (that) you despaired |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she despaired; (that) you (formal) despaired |
| noi | (that) we despaired |
| voi | (that) you (plural) despaired |
| loro | (that) they despaired |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had despaired |
| tu | (that) you had despaired |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had despaired; (that) you (formal) had despaired |
| noi | (that) we had despaired |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had despaired |
| loro | (that) they had despaired |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | despair! |
| lui/lei | despair! (formal) |
| noi | let's despair! |
| voi | despair! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.