heypolyglot
Italian

condire

/konˈdi.re/verbB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 9,572

Meaning

to dress, to season

  • to add oil, vinegar, salt, or spices to food
  • to add sauce to pasta

In a sentence

Condisci tu l'insalata con un po' d'olio?

Will you dress the salad with a bit of oil?

Non condire troppo la pasta, il sugo è già saporito.

Don't overseason the pasta, the sauce is already flavorful.

Abbiamo condito le verdure con sale e aceto balsamico.

We seasoned the vegetables with salt and balsamic vinegar.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
condireinfinitive
condiscoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
condisciindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
condisceindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
condiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
conditeindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
condisconoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
condivoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
condiviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
condivaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
condivamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
condivateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
condivanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
condiiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
condistiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
condìindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
condimmoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
condisteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
condironoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
condiròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
condiraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
condiràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
condiremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
condireteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
condirannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
condiscasubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
condiscasubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
condiscasubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
condiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
condiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
condiscanosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
condissisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
condissisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
condissesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
condissimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
condistesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
condisserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
condireiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
condiresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
condirebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
condiremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
condiresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
condirebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
condisciimperative · singular · 2nd person
condiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
conditeimperative · plural · 2nd person
condendogerund
conditopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Follows the -isc- pattern in the present tense (io condisco, tu condisci).
  • Used both for dressing salads and adding pasta sauces.

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