Meaning
to depend (on)
- to be subordinate to, report to
In a sentence
Dipende tutto dal tempo che abbiamo oggi.
It all depends on the time we have today.
Da chi dipendi al lavoro adesso?
Who do you report to at work now?
Non è dipeso solo da me.
It didn't depend only on me.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dipendere | infinitive |
| dipendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| dipendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| dipendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dipendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dipendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dipende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dipendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dipendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dipendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dipendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dipendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dipendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dipendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dipesi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| dipendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| dipendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dipesero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| dipese | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| dipenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| dipenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| dipenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| dipenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| dipenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| dipenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| dipendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| dipenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| dipendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dipenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dipendano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dipenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dipendessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dipendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dipendeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dipendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dipendessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dipendesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dipenderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| dipenderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| dipendereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dipenderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dipenderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dipenderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dipendiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| dipendete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| dipendi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| dipendendo | gerund |
| dipeso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use dipendere da for most meanings: dipende da te, dipende dal tempo. English speakers often forget da.
- Very common in the fixed reply Dipende. = It depends. Natural in both speech and writing.
- For needing something, prefer aver bisogno di, not dipendere da, unless real reliance or lack of autonomy is meant.
- past participle dipeso