heypolyglot
Italian

amministrare

/am.mi.nisˈtra.re/verbC1
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Meaning

to manage, to run

  • To run, govern, or manage an organization, business, or public body
  • To dispense, oversee, or provide (justice, medication, sacraments)

In a sentence

Da oltre dieci anni amministra con successo il patrimonio familiare.

For over ten years he has successfully managed the family estate.

Come pensate di amministrare i fondi stanziati dal comune?

How do you plan to manage the funds allocated by the municipality?

Il nuovo sindaco non ha ancora deciso come amministrare le risorse.

The new mayor has not yet decided how to manage the resources.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
amministrareinfinitive
amministroindicative · present · singular · 1st person
amministriindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
amministraindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
amministriamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
amministrateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
amministranoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
amministravoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
amministraviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
amministravaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
amministravamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
amministravateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
amministravanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
amministraiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
amministrastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
amministròindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
amministrammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
amministrasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
amministraronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
amministreròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
amministreraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
amministreràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
amministreremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
amministrereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
amministrerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
amministrisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
amministrisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
amministrisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
amministriamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
amministriatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
amministrinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
amministrassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
amministrassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
amministrassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
amministrassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
amministrastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
amministrasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
amministrereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
amministreresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
amministrerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
amministreremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
amministreresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
amministrerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
amministraimperative · singular · 2nd person
amministriamoimperative · plural · 1st person
amministrateimperative · plural · 2nd person
amministrandogerund
amministratopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
  • Very common in business and civic contexts: 'amministrare un'azienda', 'amministrare una città'.

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