Meaning
to go down
- to go down; come down
- to get off
- to go downstairs
In a sentence
Scendo le scale piano, ho le mani occupate.
I’m going down the stairs slowly, my hands are full.
Scendo dall'autobus alla prossima fermata.
I'm getting off the bus at the next stop.
Non scendere dal treno, arriviamo tra due minuti.
Don’t get off the train, we’ll arrive in two minutes.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scendere | infinitive |
| scendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scesi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scesero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scese | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scendano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scendessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scendeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scendessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scendesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scenderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scenderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scendereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scenderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scenderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scenderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scendiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scendete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scendi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scendendo | gerund |
| sceso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'scendere' for downward movement, not 'andare giù' (less precise). 'Andare giù' can mean 'to go south' or 'to worsen'.
- Auxiliary is 'essere' in compound tenses (e.g., 'sono sceso'). Agreement with subject: 'Lei è scesa' (fem.).
- Avoid 'scendere da' for vehicles; use 'uscire da' (e.g., 'uscire dalla macchina'). 'Scendere da' is for climbing down (e.g., 'scendere dall’albero').
- past participle sceso