pretendere
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verb
- (also with [di + inf.] or [che + subj.]) to claim on the basis of a right; to feel entitled (to); to expect; to demand
- to expect or demandan excessive or unreasonable performance, price, etc.
- (also with che + subj.) to assert mistakenly
- to claim (reasoning or merits not recognized by others) [with di (+ infinitive)]
- to claim (a skill that one does not possess) [with di (+ infinitive)]
Forms
Present
| I | pretendo |
|---|---|
| you | pretendi |
| he, she, it | pretende |
| we | pretendiamo |
| you (plural) | pretendete |
| they | pretendono |
Imperfect
| I | pretendevo |
|---|---|
| you | pretendevi |
| he, she, it | pretendeva |
| we | pretendevamo |
| you (plural) | pretendevate |
| they | pretendevano |
Past historic
| I | pretesi |
|---|---|
| you | pretendesti |
| he, she, it | pretese |
| we | pretendemmo |
| you (plural) | pretendeste |
| they | pretesero |
Future
| I | pretenderò |
|---|---|
| you | pretenderai |
| he, she, it | pretenderà |
| we | pretenderemo |
| you (plural) | pretenderete |
| they | pretenderanno |
Conditional
| I | pretenderei |
|---|---|
| you | pretenderesti |
| he, she, it | pretenderebbe |
| we | pretenderemmo |
| you (plural) | pretendereste |
| they | pretenderebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | pretenda |
|---|---|
| you | pretenda |
| he, she, it | pretenda |
| we | pretendiamo |
| you (plural) | pretendiate |
| they | pretendano |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | pretendessi |
|---|---|
| you | pretendessi |
| he, she, it | pretendesse |
| we | pretendessimo |
| you (plural) | pretendeste |
| they | pretendessero |
Imperative
| you | pretendi |
|---|---|
| he, she, it | pretenda |
| we | pretendiamo |
| you (plural) | pretendete |
| they | pretendano |
Other forms
| infinitive | pretendere |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Non si può pretendere silenzio da nove bambini.You can't expect silence from nine children.B1Di nuovo, per favore (12) — Again, please (12) (B1)
- Nessuno può pretendere il sole per due settimane.Nobody can demand sun for two weeks.B1Di nuovo, per favore (18) — Again, please (18) (B1)
- Non si può pretendere che l'autobus arrivi in orario.You can't expect the bus to arrive on time.B1Di nuovo, per favore (6) — Again, please (6) (B1)
- La star pretende l'aragosta a cena ogni venerdì.The star demands lobster for dinner every Friday.B2Di nuovo, per favore (19) — Again, please (19) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- ambireto want ardently; to long for; to aspire or yearn [with a ‘for’; or with di (+ infinitive) ‘to (do something)’]
- aspirareto inhale or breathe in; to suck up
- asserireto assert, to affirm, to claim; to attribute, to assign
- desiderareto wish, to want, to like, to desire, to long
- esigereto demand, require, call for; to collect, exact
- imporreto impose, set, lay; to order, command, dictate
- reclamareto protest, to complain, to object; to claim, to call, to demand, to lay claim
- richiedereto ask for, demand, apply for; to request, exact, demand