Meaning
to argue, make a case
- to deduce, infer
In a sentence
Sai argomentare bene le tue idee.
You know how to argue your ideas well.
Non riesco ad argomentare la mia scelta.
I can't justify my choice.
Da questi dati si può argomentare che la situazione è migliorata.
From this data one can infer that the situation has improved.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| argomentare | infinitive |
| argomentiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| argomento | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| argomentate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| argomenti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| argomentano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| argomenta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| argomentavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| argomentavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| argomentavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| argomentavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| argomentavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| argomentava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| argomentammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| argomentai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| argomentaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| argomentasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| argomentarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| argomentò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| argomenteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| argomenterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| argomenterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| argomenterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| argomenteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| argomenterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| argomentiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| argomenti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| argomentiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| argomenti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| argomentino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| argomenti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| argomentassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| argomentassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| argomentaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| argomentassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| argomentassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| argomentasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| argomenteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| argomenterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| argomentereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| argomenteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| argomenterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| argomenterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| argomentiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| argomentate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| argomenta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| argomentando | gerund |
| argomentato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and structured than discutere or litigare. Use it for reasoned debate, essays, and presentations, not everyday quarrels.
- Often takes di or su before the topic: argomentare di politica, argomentare su un tema. Direct object is less common for topics.
- In legal or academic contexts, it often means 'to make a case for' something: argomentare una tesi, argomentare la propria innocenza.