Italian -isc- verbs

  • 137 verbs in this group

These are the -ire verbs that insert -isc- between the stem and the ending. Capire gives capisco, not capo. Preferire gives preferisce, not prefere.

The insert lands on the four forms where the stress falls on the stem rather than the ending: io, tu, lui/lei and loro. The noi and voi forms keep the plain stem (capiamo, capite) because the stress has already moved onto the ending.

There is no rule that predicts membership, so this list is the practical answer: these are the verbs to learn as -isc- verbs.

All 137 italian -isc- verbs

Ordered by how often they appear in real Italian, so the ones worth learning first are at the top. Every entry links to its full conjugation in all 15 tenses.

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