Adotterei

Adotterei is the first-person singular conditional form of the Italian verb adottare, meaning to adopt. It is used to express hypothetical actions, possibilities, or polite proposals in the present or future. As a verb form, adotterei signals that the action of adopting would occur under certain conditions.

Conjugation and usage: The standard present conditional endings for the verb adottare are io adotterei, tu adopteresti, lui/lei adotterebbe, noi adotteremmo, voi adoptereste, loro adotterebbero. Adoptare is transitive and its object can be a person (a child), an animal, a policy, or an idea. Examples include: “Se avessi spazio, adotterei un cane” (If I had space, I would adopt a dog) and “Adotterei questa strategia” (I would adopt this strategy). The conditional form is commonly used in hypothetical statements, in making polite offers, or in presenting preferred courses of action when conditions are not certain.

Related forms and notes: The infinitive is adottare; the past participle is adottato; related tenses include the future adotterò and the present indicative forms such as adotto, adotti, adotta, adottiamo, adottate, adottano. The word originates from Latin adoptare, formed from ad- (toward) and optare (to choose). While adotterei is a grammatical form, knowledge of its use helps in understanding Italian conditional mood and the wider system of verb conjugation.