Meaning
to undertake, to set about, to embark upon
- to undertake, to embark on
- to set out on, to take (a path, journey, career)
In a sentence
Domani voglio intraprendere un nuovo corso di cucina.
Tomorrow I want to start a new cooking course.
Hai già intrapreso la strada giusta per il lavoro?
Have you already taken the right path for the job?
Non abbiamo intrapreso nessuna azione senza parlarne prima.
We didn't take any action without talking about it first.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| intraprendere | infinitive |
| intraprendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| intraprendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| intraprendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intraprendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intraprendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intraprende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intraprendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intraprendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intraprendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intraprendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intraprendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intraprendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intraprendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| intrapresi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| intraprendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| intraprendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| intrapresero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| intraprese | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| intraprenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| intraprenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| intraprenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| intraprenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| intraprenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| intraprenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| intraprendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| intraprenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| intraprendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intraprenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intraprendano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intraprenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intraprendessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intraprendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intraprendeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intraprendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intraprendessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intraprendesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intraprenderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| intraprenderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| intraprendereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intraprenderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intraprenderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intraprenderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intraprendiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| intraprendete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| intraprendi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| intraprendendo | gerund |
| intrapreso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Most common in formal or written Italian: intraprendere un viaggio, una carriera, un'azione. In speech, iniziare or cominciare is often more natural.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses: ha intrapreso. Past participle is irregular: intrapreso, not *intraprenduto.
- Often followed by a direct object, not di + infinitive. Say intraprendere un progetto, not usually *intraprendere di fare qualcosa.
- past participle intrapreso