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Nov 2025
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204: Italian Verb Venire: Don’t Come to ...

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The Italian verb venire (to come) pops up all the time in Italian. See how to use it in the present, past and future tenses.

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Today's Italian words:
Io e mia mamma veniamo in stazione = My mum and I are coming to the station
Ma viene anche mia sorella! = But my sister is also coming!
Ma se venite in macchina c'è traffico = But if you (plural) come by car there’s traffic
Vengo in metro: è comoda = I’m coming by metro: it’s convenient

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