osservare

A2#1,526

Hear it

verb

to observe, watch, study, examine
to observe, remark, point out, object, notice
to observe, keep

Forms

Present

I	osservo
you	osservi
he, she, it	osserva
we	osserviamo
you (plural)	osservate
they	osservano

Imperfect

I	osservavo
you	osservavi
he, she, it	osservava
we	osservavamo
you (plural)	osservavate
they	osservavano

Past historic

I	osservai
you	osservasti
he, she, it	osservò
we	osservammo
you (plural)	osservaste
they	osservarono

Future

I	osserverò
you	osserverai
he, she, it	osserverà
we	osserveremo
you (plural)	osserverete
they	osserveranno

Conditional

I	osserverei
you	osserveresti
he, she, it	osserverebbe
we	osserveremmo
you (plural)	osservereste
they	osserverebbero

Subjunctive

I	osservi
you	osservi
he, she, it	osservi
we	osserviamo
you (plural)	osserviate
they	osservino

Imperfect subjunctive

I	osservassi
you	osservassi
he, she, it	osservasse
we	osservassimo
you (plural)	osservaste
they	osservassero

Imperative

you	osserva
he, she, it	osservi
we	osserviamo
you (plural)	osservate
they	osservino

Other forms

infinitive	osservare

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Da questa finestra osservo i merli tutte le mattine.From this window I watch the blackbirds every morning.A2Di nuovo, per favore (5) — Again, please (5) (A2)
Da mezz'ora osservo un ragno che costruisce sulla finestra.For half an hour I've been watching a spider building on the window.A2Di nuovo, per favore (9) — Again, please (9) (A2)
Elena lo osserva: l'uomo che vuole licenziare tre operai ha un orologio da diecimila euro.Elena watches him: the man who wants to sack three workers has a ten-thousand-euro watch.A2Il socio silenzioso — The silent partner (A2)
La classe osserva una lumaca al microscopio.The class watches a snail under the microscope.B2Di nuovo, per favore (12) — Again, please (12) (B2)

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