Meaning
to alert, to warn
- to warn someone of potential danger or prepare for action
In a sentence
La protezione civile ha allertato i cittadini per il forte temporale in arrivo.
Civil protection warned citizens about the heavy incoming storm.
Chi dobbiamo allertare in caso di un guasto improvviso alla rete idrica?
Who should we alert in the event of a sudden water network outage?
Non hanno allertato la polizia perché non pensavano fosse un vero pericolo.
They did not alert the police because they did not think it was a real danger.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| allertare | infinitive |
| allerto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| allerti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allerta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allertiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| allertate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allertano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allertavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| allertavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| allertava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| allertavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| allertavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| allertavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| allertai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| allertasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| allertò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| allertammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| allertaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| allertarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| allerterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| allerterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| allerterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| allerteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| allerterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| allerteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| allerti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| allerti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allerti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allertiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| allertiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allertino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allertassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| allertassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| allertasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| allertassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| allertaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| allertassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| allerterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| allerteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allerterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allerteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| allertereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allerterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allerta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| allertiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| allertate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| allertando | gerund |
| allertato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Frequently used in news contexts regarding emergencies, civil protection, or police.