Meaning
to assign, to allocate
- to award
In a sentence
Il capo mi ha assegnato un nuovo progetto.
My boss assigned me a new project.
A chi vogliono assegnare la stanza doppia?
Who do they want to assign the double room to?
Non possono assegnare il premio a tutti.
They can't award the prize to everyone.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| assegnare | infinitive |
| assegniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| assegno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| assegnate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assegni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assegnano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assegna | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assegnavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assegnavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assegnavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assegnavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assegnavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assegnava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assegnammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| assegnai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| assegnaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| assegnasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| assegnarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| assegnò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| assegneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| assegnerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| assegnerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| assegnerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| assegneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| assegnerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| assegniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| assegni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| assegniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assegni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assegnino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assegni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assegnassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assegnassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assegnaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assegnassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assegnassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assegnasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assegneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| assegnerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| assegnereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assegneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assegnerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assegnerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assegniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| assegnate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| assegna | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| assegnando | gerund |
| assegnato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use assegnare for formally giving tasks, roles, funds, or prizes. For everyday “give,” prefer dare.
- Common pattern: assegnare qualcosa a qualcuno. Don’t copy English word order like assegnare qualcuno qualcosa.
- For homework, Italian often says assegnare i compiti, especially in school contexts; less natural for casual personal tasks.