Meaning
to fall
- to fall over, tumble
- to die
- to drop, crash
In a sentence
Attento, puoi cadere dalle scale.
Careful, you could fall down the stairs.
Sei caduto ieri in bici?
Did you fall off your bike yesterday?
Il telefono è caduto e si è rotto.
The phone fell and broke.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cadere | infinitive |
| cadiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| cado | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| cadete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cadi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cadono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cade | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cadevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| cadevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| cadevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| cadevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| cadevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| cadeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| cademmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| caddi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| cadeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| cadesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| caddero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| cadde | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| cadremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| cadrò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| cadrete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| cadrai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| cadranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| cadrà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| cadiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| cada | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| cadiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cada | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cadano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cada | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cadessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| cadessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| cadeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| cadessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| cadessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| cadesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| cadremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| cadrei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| cadreste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cadresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cadrebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cadrebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cadiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| cadete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| cadi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| cadendo | gerund |
| caduto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'cadere' for accidental falls; 'scendere' for controlled descent (e.g., stairs).
- Auxiliary is 'essere' in compound tenses (e.g., 'sono caduto'). Agreement with subject gender/number.
- Avoid literal translation of 'fall in love'—use 'innamorarsi'. 'Cadere' sounds unnatural here.