How is "caro" used in the Present Simple in Italian?

caro in the Present Simple: "Il mio caro amico abita vicino." — "My dear friend lives nearby." "La tua cara madre chiama ogni giorno." — "Your dear mother calls every day." "La sua cara nonna cucina bene." — "His/her dear grandmother cooks well." "I nostri cari vicini ci aiutano." — "Our dear neighbors help us." "I vostri cari figli giocano fuori." — "Your dear children play outside." "I loro cari genitori viaggiano spesso." — "Their dear parents travel often."

How is "caro" used in the Past Compound in Italian?

caro in the Past Compound: "Sono stato caro a mia nonna." — "I've been dear to my grandmother." "Sei stato troppo caro ultimamente." — "You've been too expensive lately." "È stato caro a noi." — "He/she has been dear to us." "Siamo stati cari amici per anni." — "We've been dear friends for years." "Siete stati troppo cari." — "You all have been too expensive." "Sono stati cari alla famiglia." — "They've been dear to the family."

How is "caro" used in the Imperfect in Italian?

caro in the Imperfect: "Avevo un caro vecchio cane." — "I had a dear old dog." "Ti mancava la tua cara sorella." — "You missed your dear sister." "Amava il suo caro nonno." — "He/she loved his/her dear grandfather." "Visitavamo spesso la nostra cara zia." — "We visited our dear aunt often." "Ricordavate il vostro caro maestro." — "You all remembered your dear teacher." "Scrivevano ai loro cari cugini." — "They wrote to their dear cousins."

How is "caro" used in the Future in Italian?

caro in the Future: "Vedrò il mio caro fratello domani." — "I'll see my dear brother tomorrow." "Chiamerai il tuo caro amico dopo." — "You'll call your dear friend later." "Incontrerà il suo caro collega." — "He/she will meet his/her dear colleague." "Inviteremo i nostri cari parenti." — "We'll invite our dear relatives." "Aiuterete i vostri cari vicini." — "You all will help your dear neighbors." "Visiteranno i loro cari nonni." — "They'll visit their dear grandparents."

How is "caro" used in the Conditional in Italian?

caro in the Conditional: "Comprerei un regalo per la mia cara moglie." — "I'd buy a gift for my dear wife." "Scriveresti al tuo caro zio." — "You'd write to your dear uncle." "Chiamerebbe il suo caro figlio." — "He/she would call his/her dear son." "Inviteremmo i nostri cari amici." — "We'd invite our dear friends." "Ringraziereste i vostri cari ospiti." — "You all would thank your dear hosts." "Ricorderebbero il loro caro insegnante." — "They'd remember their dear teacher."

How is "caro" used in the Present Subjunctive in Italian?

caro in the Present Subjunctive: "Spero che il regalo non sia troppo caro." — "I hope the gift isn't too expensive." "Lei pensa che tu le sia troppo caro." — "She thinks you're too dear to her." "Dubito che sia caro a tutti." — "I doubt he/she is dear to everyone." "Vogliono che siamo cari amici." — "They want us to be dear friends." "Temo che siate troppo cari." — "I'm afraid you all are too expensive." "È possibile che siano cari a lui." — "It's possible they're dear to him."

caro (dear) — Italian Adjective Examples

Caro in the Present Simple

Caro in the Present Simple
English	Example in Italian
My dear friend lives nearby.	Il mio caro amico abita vicino.
Your dear mother calls every day.	La tua cara madre chiama ogni giorno.
His/her dear grandmother cooks well.	La sua cara nonna cucina bene.
Our dear neighbors help us.	I nostri cari vicini ci aiutano.
Your dear children play outside.	I vostri cari figli giocano fuori.
Their dear parents travel often.	I loro cari genitori viaggiano spesso.

Caro in the Past Compound

Caro in the Past Compound
English	Example in Italian
I've been dear to my grandmother.	Sono stato caro a mia nonna.
You've been too expensive lately.	Sei stato troppo caro ultimamente.
He/she has been dear to us.	È stato caro a noi.
We've been dear friends for years.	Siamo stati cari amici per anni.
You all have been too expensive.	Siete stati troppo cari.
They've been dear to the family.	Sono stati cari alla famiglia.

Caro in the Imperfect

Caro in the Imperfect
English	Example in Italian
I had a dear old dog.	Avevo un caro vecchio cane.
You missed your dear sister.	Ti mancava la tua cara sorella.
He/she loved his/her dear grandfather.	Amava il suo caro nonno.
We visited our dear aunt often.	Visitavamo spesso la nostra cara zia.
You all remembered your dear teacher.	Ricordavate il vostro caro maestro.
They wrote to their dear cousins.	Scrivevano ai loro cari cugini.

Caro in the Future

Caro in the Future
English	Example in Italian
I'll see my dear brother tomorrow.	Vedrò il mio caro fratello domani.
You'll call your dear friend later.	Chiamerai il tuo caro amico dopo.
He/she will meet his/her dear colleague.	Incontrerà il suo caro collega.
We'll invite our dear relatives.	Inviteremo i nostri cari parenti.
You all will help your dear neighbors.	Aiuterete i vostri cari vicini.
They'll visit their dear grandparents.	Visiteranno i loro cari nonni.

Caro in the Conditional

Caro in the Conditional
English	Example in Italian
I'd buy a gift for my dear wife.	Comprerei un regalo per la mia cara moglie.
You'd write to your dear uncle.	Scriveresti al tuo caro zio.
He/she would call his/her dear son.	Chiamerebbe il suo caro figlio.
We'd invite our dear friends.	Inviteremmo i nostri cari amici.
You all would thank your dear hosts.	Ringraziereste i vostri cari ospiti.
They'd remember their dear teacher.	Ricorderebbero il loro caro insegnante.

Caro in the Present Subjunctive

Caro in the Present Subjunctive
English	Example in Italian
I hope the gift isn't too expensive.	Spero che il regalo non sia troppo caro.
She thinks you're too dear to her.	Lei pensa che tu le sia troppo caro.
I doubt he/she is dear to everyone.	Dubito che sia caro a tutti.
They want us to be dear friends.	Vogliono che siamo cari amici.
I'm afraid you all are too expensive.	Temo che siate troppo cari.
It's possible they're dear to him.	È possibile che siano cari a lui.