Meaning
to grant, to tune
- to grant
- to tune (an instrument)
- to reconcile, to harmonize
- to make agree (grammar)
In a sentence
Il capo mi ha accordato un giorno libero.
My boss granted me a day off.
Puoi accordare la chitarra prima di iniziare?
Can you tune the guitar before starting?
Non riescono ad accordare le loro idee.
They can't bring their ideas into agreement.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| accordare | infinitive |
| accordiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| accordo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| accordate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accordi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accordano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accorda | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accordavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accordavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accordavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accordavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accordavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accordava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accordammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| accordai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| accordaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| accordasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| accordarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| accordò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| accorderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| accorderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| accorderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| accorderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| accorderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| accorderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| accordiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| accordi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| accordiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accordi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accordino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accordi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accordassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accordassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accordaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accordassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accordassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accordasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accorderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| accorderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| accordereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accorderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accorderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accorderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accordiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| accordate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| accorda | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| accordando | gerund |
| accordato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For “grant,” accordare is more formal than dare or concedere: accordare un permesso, accordare fiducia.
- For instruments, accordare is standard; for voices or colors, prefer armonizzare or intonare depending on context.
- In grammar, accordare often appears reflexive: il participio si accorda col nome. Don’t confuse with essere d’accordo.