Meaning
to be enough
- to suffice
In a sentence
Mi bastano dieci minuti per finire il lavoro.
Ten minutes are enough for me to finish the work.
Ti basta questo pane per la cena?
Is this bread enough for dinner?
I soldi non sono bastati per il biglietto.
The money wasn't enough for the ticket.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bastare | infinitive |
| bastiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| basto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| bastate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| basti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bastano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| basta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bastavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bastavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bastavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bastavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bastavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bastava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bastammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| bastai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| bastaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| bastasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| bastarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| bastò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| basteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| basterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| basterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| basterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| basteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| basterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| bastiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| basti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| bastiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| basti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bastino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| basti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bastassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bastassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bastaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bastassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bastassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bastasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| basteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| basterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| bastereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| basteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| basterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| basterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bastiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| bastate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| basta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| bastando | gerund |
| bastato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'bastare' for sufficiency, not ability. For 'can' or 'to be able to,' use 'potere' or 'riuscire a.'
- Always takes 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'è bastato'). Never use 'avere.'
- Often reflexive: 'mi basta' = 'it’s enough for me.' Omit reflexive pronoun only in impersonal constructions.