adotteresti

Adotteresti is the second-person singular present conditional form of the Italian verb adottare, meaning “you would adopt.” The verb adottare comes from Latin adoptāre and generally means to take someone or something as one’s own by choice, often through formal action. In Italian, it can refer to adopting a child or a pet, as well as adopting policies, methods, or ideas.

The present conditional is used to express hypothetical actions, possibilities, or polite suggestions. It commonly appears in conditional clauses introduced by se (if) or in direct questions about what someone would do under certain conditions. The object of adottare can be a person or animal (adottare un figlio, adottare un cane) or a non-literal target such as a policy or approach (adottare una strategia, adottare una posizione).

Examples:

- Se avessi spazio, adotteresti un cane? (If you had space, you would adopt a dog.)

- Adotteresti questa politica se diventasse necessaria? (Would you adopt this policy if it became necessary?)

Etymology and usage notes: Adottare is a regular verb in its conjugation in most varieties of Italian, and adotteresti follows the standard pattern for the second-person singular present conditional. The form is common in both everyday speech and formal writing when discussing hypothetical choices or proposing ideas.