Meaning
to happen
- to come after; follow
- to succeed; take someone's place
In a sentence
Che cosa succede qui?
What's happening here?
Chi succede a Marco nel ruolo di capo?
Who succeeds Marco in the role of boss?
Questo è successo dopo la riunione di ieri.
This happened after yesterday's meeting.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| succedere | infinitive |
| succediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| succedo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| succedete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| succedi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| succedono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| succede | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| succedevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| succedevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| succedevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| succedevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| succedevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| succedeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| succedemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| successi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| succedeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| succedesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| successero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| successe | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| succederemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| succederò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| succederete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| succederai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| succederanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| succederà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| succediamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| succeda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| succediate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| succeda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| succedano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| succeda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| succedessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| succedessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| succedeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| succedessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| succedessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| succedesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| succederemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| succederei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| succedereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| succederesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| succederebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| succederebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| succediamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| succedete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| succedi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| succedendo | gerund |
| successo | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'succedere' for events happening unexpectedly, not planned actions. For planned events, use 'accadere' or 'avvenire'.
- Common mistake: learners confuse 'succedere' with 'successo' (success). 'Succedere' means 'to happen', not 'to succeed'.
- Auxiliary verb is 'essere' in compound tenses (e.g., 'è successo'). Past participle agrees with subject in gender/number.
- past participle successo