heypolyglot
Italian

accompagnare

/ak.kom.paɲˈɲa.re/verbB1
Very common · Top 1,000

Meaning

to accompany, to go with, to take (someone somewhere)

  • to go with, come with, accompany, escort
  • to take, see, walk, drive, lead
  • to see off or see out
  • to accompany, add, match

In a sentence

Ti accompagno io alla stazione dopo cena.

I'll take you to the station after dinner.

Mi accompagni dal dottore domani mattina?

Will you come with me to the doctor tomorrow morning?

Abbiamo accompagnato la pasta con una salsa semplice.

We paired the pasta with a simple sauce.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
accompagnareinfinitive
accompagniamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
accompagnoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
accompagnateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
accompagniindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
accompagnanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
accompagnaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
accompagnavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
accompagnavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
accompagnavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
accompagnaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
accompagnavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
accompagnavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
accompagnammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
accompagnaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
accompagnasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
accompagnastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
accompagnaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
accompagnòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
accompagneremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
accompagneròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
accompagnereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
accompagneraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
accompagnerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
accompagneràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
accompagniamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
accompagnisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
accompagniatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
accompagnisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
accompagninosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
accompagnisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
accompagnassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
accompagnassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
accompagnastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
accompagnassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
accompagnasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
accompagnassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
accompagneremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
accompagnereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
accompagneresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
accompagneresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
accompagnerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
accompagnerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
accompagniamoimperative · plural · 1st person
accompagnateimperative · plural · 2nd person
accompagnaimperative · singular · 2nd person
accompagnandogerund
accompagnatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Use 'accompagnare' for physically going with someone; 'seguire' implies following behind.
  • Auxiliary is 'avere' (ho accompagnato), not 'essere,' unlike many motion verbs.
  • In informal speech, drop the final '-e' (accompagna → accompagna').

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