userebbe

Userebbe is the third-person singular present conditional form of the Italian verb usare, meaning to use. It translates to “he would use” or “she would use,” and, when addressing someone formally with Lei, “you would use.”

Grammatical role and usage. The present conditional expresses hypothetical action dependent on a condition or circumstance. It is commonly used in if clauses or when discussing what someone would do under certain circumstances, and it can appear in both narrative and dialogue, as well as in polite or formal statements in indirect discourse.

Formation. The Italian present conditional uses endings such as -ei, -esti, -ebbe, -emmo, -este, -ebbero. For usare, the third-person singular form is userebbe, built from the stem related to the infinitive. The other persons are formed similarly: userei, useresti, useremmo, usereste, userebbero.

Related forms and notes. Usare is a regular -are verb, so its other conditional forms follow the same pattern as userebbe. For example: io userei (I would use), tu useresti (you would use), noi useremmo (we would use), loro userebbero (they would use). In formal address, Lei userebbe remains the same structure, reflecting the polite conditional form for “you would use.”

Examples. Se avesse tempo, userebbe un metodo diverso. The investigator userebbe una nuova tecnica per risolvere il caso. Lei userebbe quella strategia se le fosse permesso.

See also. Usare (to use), conditional mood in Italian, related conditional forms for other -are verbs.