vendere

to sell

verb VEN-deh-reh Common

Origin: Latin vendere (to sell), contraction of venum dare (to give for sale)

Usage Note

Vendere is a regular -ere verb with auxiliary avere: ho venduto la casa ('I sold the house'). The past participle venduto is regular. Venduto as an adjective colloquially means 'sold out' or, figuratively, 'corrupt/bought off' (un politico venduto, 'a corrupt politician'). The noun vendita means 'sale', while venditore/venditrice is 'seller/salesperson'.

Examples

"Vende frutta al mercato ogni mattina."

Natural Translation

He sells fruit at the market every morning.

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