accadere

Italian

Etymology

From a- +‎ cadere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak.kaˈde.re/
• Rhymes: -ere
• Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧dé‧re

Verb

accadére (third-person only, third-person singular present accàde, third-person singular past historic accàdde, past participle accadùto, third-person singular future accadrà, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

1. to happen

   Synonym: succedere

   Nessuno sapeva esattamente cosa fosse accaduto.

   No one knew exactly what had happened.

Conjugation

infinitive	accadére
auxiliary verb		èssere	gerund		accadèndo
present participle		accadènte	past participle		accadùto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	accàde	—	—	accàdono
imperfect	—	—	accadéva	—	—	accadévano
past historic	—	—	accàdde	—	—	accàddero
future	—	—	accadrà	—	—	accadrànno
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	accadrèbbe, accadrébbe	—	—	accadrèbbero, accadrébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	—	—	accàda	—	—	accàdano
imperfect	—	—	accadésse	—	—	accadéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		—	—	—	—	—
negative imperative		—	—	—	—	—

    Conjugation of accadére (-ere; third-person only; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

Related terms

• accadimento
• accaduto

Further reading

• accadere in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• accadere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• accederà