Meaning
to appear
- to appear, to emerge
- to seem, to look
In a sentence
All'improvviso è apparso un gatto sulla strada.
Suddenly a cat appeared on the road.
Mi sembri stanco, ma vuoi apparire tranquillo.
You seem tired, but you want to appear calm.
La luna è apparsa all'improvviso dietro le nuvole.
The moon suddenly appeared behind the clouds.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| apparire | infinitive |
| appariamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| appaio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| apparite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appari | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appaiono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appare | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| apparivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| apparivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| apparivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| apparivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| apparivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| appariva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| apparimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| apparvi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| appariste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| apparisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| apparvero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| apparve | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| appariremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| apparirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| apparirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| apparirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| appariranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| apparirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| appariamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| appaia | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| appariate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appaia | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appaiano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appaia | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| apparissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| apparissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appariste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| apparissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| apparissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| apparisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appariremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| apparirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| apparireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appariresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| apparirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| apparirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appariamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| apparite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| appari | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| apparendo | gerund |
| apparso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'apparire' for sudden or unexpected appearances; 'sembrare' is better for general impressions.
- Auxiliary is 'essere' in compound tenses (e.g., 'è apparso'). Past participle agrees with subject.
- Avoid overusing 'apparire' for 'to seem'—'sembrare' is more natural in most cases.
- present: appaio, appari, appare, appariamo, apparite, appaiono
- past participle apparso