Meaning
to decide
- to choose
- to make up one's mind
In a sentence
Non riesco a decidere cosa mangiare stasera.
I can't decide what to eat tonight.
Hai deciso tu l'orario della riunione?
Did you decide the meeting time?
Decidiamo tutto domani con calma.
Let's decide everything tomorrow calmly.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| decidere | infinitive |
| decidiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| decido | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| decidete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| decidi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| decidono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| decide | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| decidevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| decidevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| decidevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| decidevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| decidevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| decideva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| decidemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| decisi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| decideste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| decidesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| decisero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| decise | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| decideremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| deciderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| deciderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| deciderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| decideranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| deciderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| decidiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| decida | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| decidiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| decida | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| decidano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| decida | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| decidessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| decidessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| decideste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| decidessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| decidessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| decidesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| decideremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| deciderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| decidereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| decideresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| deciderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| deciderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| decidiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| decidete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| decidi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| decidendo | gerund |
| deciso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'decidere' for final choices; 'scegliere' is for selecting among options.
- Auxiliary is 'avere' (ho deciso), not 'essere'.
- Follow with 'di' + infinitive (ho deciso di partire), not subjunctive.
- past participle deciso