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The irregular verb uscire (to go out, to exit, to come out)

Present tense: esco, esci, esce, usciamo, uscite, escono

Imperfect: uscivo, etc.

Past absolute: uscii, etc.

Past participle: uscito (-a) [conjugated in the passato prossimo with essere as the auxiliary verb]

Other verbs conjugated like uscire: riuscire (to succeed; also: to go out again — ri-uscire)


VOCABULARY

a questo proposito
in this respect
assai
very
bastare
to suffice, be enough
calpestato
trampled upon
dannoso
harmful
dotto
learned
fiorire
to flower, to flourish
germe (m.)
germ, seed
guasto
ruined
imparare
to learn
inaridirsi
to dry up
incontrare
to meet
labbro (pl. labbra)
lip
messo a brani
torn to bits
nessuno
no one; (as adj.) no
operaio
worker, laborer
osare
to dare, to venture
pendere dalle labra = ascoltare attentamente posta
mail
solito
usual; (di solito – usually)
stella
star
suolo
soil
vedere
to see (irreg.)

 

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