heypolyglot
Italian

fruttare

/frutˈta.re/verbC1
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Meaning

to yield, bring in

  • to produce financial profit, earnings, or interest
  • to yield a positive result or advantage

In a sentence

La vendita dell'appartamento gli ha fruttato una bella somma.

The sale of the apartment brought him a nice sum.

Questo investimento non frutta quanto speravamo all'inizio.

This investment doesn't yield as much as we initially hoped.

Quanto ti ha fruttato quel lavoro extra questo mese?

How much did that extra work bring in for you this month?

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
fruttareinfinitive
fruttoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
fruttiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
fruttaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
fruttiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
fruttateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
fruttanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
fruttavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
fruttaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
fruttavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
fruttavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
fruttavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
fruttavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
fruttaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
fruttastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
fruttòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
fruttammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
fruttasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
fruttaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
frutteròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
frutteraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
frutteràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
frutteremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
fruttereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
frutterannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
fruttisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
fruttisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
fruttisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
fruttiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
fruttiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
fruttinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
fruttassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
fruttassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
fruttassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
fruttassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
fruttastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
fruttasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
fruttereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
frutteresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
frutterebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
frutteremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
frutteresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
frutterebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
fruttaimperative · singular · 2nd person
fruttiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
fruttateimperative · plural · 2nd person
fruttandogerund
fruttatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
  • Commonly used with financial investments, sales, or efforts that pay off.

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