-IRE verbs come in two types:
- the first is a regular, normal Italian verb, such as dormire (to sleep): to the stem, add the ending -o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ite, or -ono according to the subject
- the second is known as an -isc- verb, such as capire (to understand), because all the conjugated forms, except for noi and voi, insert the letters "ISC" between the stem and the endings: -isco, -isci, -isce, -iamo, -ite, or -iscono:
To recap, the patterns of the indicativo presente of regular verbs ending in -ire are:
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