comperesti

Comperesti is the second-person singular form of the present conditional mood of the Italian verb comperare, meaning “you would buy.” The verb comperare is a literary or more formal variant of comprare, and is much less common in everyday speech, where comprare is normally used.

In usage, comperesti appears primarily in hypothetical, conditional, or stylistically formal contexts—often in literary or historical writing. The full conjugation in the present conditional is: io compererei, tu comperesti, lui/lei compererebbe, noi compereremmo, voi comperereste, loro compererebbero.

Etymologically, comperare is considered a formal or archaic alternative to comprare and has historical presence in Italian literature and older texts. In modern standard Italian, comprare is overwhelmingly preferred in everyday language, while comperare may be encountered in classical works, formal prose, or dialectal/regional registers.

Examples of usage include: “Se avessi i soldi, comperesti una casa,” meaning “If you had the money, you would buy a house.” The form also appears in other hypothetical constructions, often to convey a nuance of formality, distance, or antiquated style.

Overall, comperesti is a recognized but infrequent form in contemporary Italian, retained for its historical and stylistic value rather than as a common everyday alternative to comprare.