Meaning
to look after, to mind
- to look after or mind
- to take care
- to pay attention
In a sentence
Puoi badare ai bambini per un'ora?
Can you look after the kids for an hour?
Ieri ho badato io al cane di mia sorella.
Yesterday I looked after my sister's dog.
Bada alla strada quando attraversi.
Pay attention to the road when you cross.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| badare | infinitive |
| badiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| bado | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| badate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| badi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| badano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bada | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| badavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| badavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| badavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| badavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| badavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| badava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| badammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| badai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| badaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| badasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| badarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| badò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| baderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| baderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| baderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| baderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| baderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| baderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| badiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| badi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| badiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| badi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| badino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| badi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| badassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| badassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| badaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| badassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| badassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| badasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| baderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| baderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| badereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| baderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| baderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| baderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| badiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| badate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| bada | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| badando | gerund |
| badato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use badare a for paying attention to something: Bada a quello che fai. Learners often omit the preposition a.
- For childcare or supervision, badare a overlaps with occuparsi di, but sounds more like watching over than managing responsibilities.
- Badare can take either avere or essere in compound tenses depending on transitivity, but learners usually meet transitive uses with avere.