Meaning
to accept
- to accept, to admit
- to go along with
In a sentence
Non posso accettare questa scusa, mi dispiace.
I can't accept this excuse, I'm sorry.
Hai accettato il nuovo lavoro in centro?
Did you accept the new job downtown?
Hai accettato l'invito per stasera?
Did you accept the invitation for tonight?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| accettare | infinitive |
| accettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| accetto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| accettate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accetti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accettano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accetta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accettavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accettavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accettavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accettavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accettavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accettava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accettammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| accettai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| accettaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| accettasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| accettarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| accettò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| accetteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| accetterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| accetterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| accetterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| accetteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| accetterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| accettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| accetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| accettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accettino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accettassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accettaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accettassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accettasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accetteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| accetterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| accettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accetteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accetterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accetterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| accettate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| accetta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| accettando | gerund |
| accettato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'accettare' for agreeing to something offered; 'ammettere' is for confessing or allowing entry.
- Common mistake: Don’t use 'accettare' for physical objects—use 'prendere' (e.g., 'prendere un regalo').
- Always takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho accettato').