Verbi Modali

 

Verbi Modali

Can → Abilità
Esempio: Io posso nuotare.

May → Permesso
Esempio: Posso andare?

Might → Possibilità
Esempio: Potrebbe piovere.

Must → Obbligo
Esempio: Devi fermarti.

Should → Consiglio
Esempio: Dovresti riposare.

Notes on Italian Modal Verbs

The Italian equivalents work as follows:

• Can (potere) - Expresses ability and capability

• May (potere) - For permission, Italian uses the same verb "potere" but in a different context

• Might (potrebbe) - The conditional form of "potere" expresses possibility

• Must (dovere) - Expresses obligation and necessity

• Should (dovere al condizionale) - Uses the conditional form of "dovere" to give advice[ppl-ai-file-upload.s3.amazonaws

Potere - Condizionale Presente

Potrebbe is the third person singular form of "potere" in the conditional present. Here's the complete conjugation:[coniugazione.reverso]​

• io potrei (I could)

• tu potresti (you could)

• lui/lei potrebbe (he/she could)

• noi potremmo (we could)

• voi potreste (you all could)

• loro potrebbero (they could)

Dovere - Condizionale Presente

Here's the full conjugation of "dovere" (should) in the conditional present:[learnitalianwithlucrezia]​

• io dovrei (I should)

• tu dovresti (you should)

• lui/lei dovrebbe (he/she should)

• noi dovremmo (we should)

• voi dovreste (you all should)

• loro dovrebbero (they should)

Usage Note

In Italian, "should" is expressed using "dovere" in the conditional mood, followed by the infinitive of the main verb. For example:[learnitalianwithlucrezia]​

• Dovresti riposare = You should rest

• Dovremmo studiare = We should study

Here's the Italian translation of the Model Verbs image:​

Volere - Condizionale Presente

• io vorrei (I would like)

• tu vorresti (you would like)

• lui/lei vorrebbe (he/she would like)

• noi vorremmo (we would like)

• voi vorreste (you all would like)

• loro vorrebbero (they would like)[gymglish]​

Volere - Condizionale Passato

• io avrei voluto (I would have liked)

• tu avresti voluto (you would have liked)

• lui/lei avrebbe voluto (he/she would have liked)

• noi avremmo voluto (we would have liked)

• voi avreste voluto (you all would have liked)

• loro avrebbero voluto (they would have liked)[gymglish]​

Usage Notes

The conditional present of "volere" expresses desires in the present, such as "Vorrei andare in vacanza a Miami!" (I would like to go on vacation to Miami!). The conditional past expresses desires that were not fulfilled in the past, often used in hypothetical contexts.sapere.virgilio+1