Meaning
to obey
In a sentence
Da piccolo non obbedivo mai a mia madre.
As a child, I never obeyed my mother.
Perché non obbedisci alle regole della scuola?
Why don't you obey the school rules?
Ieri ho obbedito subito al mio capo.
Yesterday I obeyed my boss right away.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| obbedire | infinitive |
| obbediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| obbedisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| obbedite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| obbedisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| obbediscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| obbedisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| obbedivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| obbedivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| obbedivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| obbedivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| obbedivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| obbediva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| obbedimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| obbedii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| obbediste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| obbedisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| obbedirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| obbedì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| obbediremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| obbedirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| obbedirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| obbedirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| obbediranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| obbedirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| obbediamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| obbedisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| obbediate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| obbedisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| obbediscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| obbedisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| obbedissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| obbedissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| obbediste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| obbedissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| obbedissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| obbedisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| obbediremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| obbedirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| obbedireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| obbediresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| obbedirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| obbedirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| obbediamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| obbedite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| obbedisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| obbedendo | gerund |
| obbedito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually takes a direct object: obbedire qualcuno/una regola. Many learners wrongly add a before the person or rule.
- Use ubbidire as a common variant; obbedire is also standard. Both are neutral in register.
- With essere in compound tenses: ha obbedito? No—è/sono ho? Correct: ha obbedito only with avere? Actually standard is avere? Wait.