Meaning
to go down, to descend, to get down, to slope down
- to descend, go down
- to get off, disembark
- to decrease, drop
- to derive, originate (da)
In a sentence
Siamo discesi dal treno alla stazione centrale.
We got off the train at the central station.
Perché non discendi le scale con calma?
Why don't you go down the stairs calmly?
Il prezzo del gas è disceso ancora.
The price of gas has dropped again.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| discendere | infinitive |
| discendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| discendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| discendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| discendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| discendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| discende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| discendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| discendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| discendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| discendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| discendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| discendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| discendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| discesi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| discendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| discendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| discesero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| discese | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| discenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| discenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| discenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| discenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| discenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| discenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| discendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| discenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| discendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- More formal/literary than scendere. In everyday speech, Italians usually say scendere for movement downward or getting off transport.
- With essere in compound tenses: è disceso/a, sono discesi/e. Past participle agrees with the subject.
- For family origin, use discendere da: Discende da una famiglia nobile. Don’t confuse it with dipendere da.
- past participle disceso