Meaning
to barter, to trade
- To exchange goods or services without using money; to swap.
- To give up something valuable in exchange for something else, often unwisely.
In a sentence
Da bambini barattavamo le figurine dei calciatori durante l'intervallo.
As children, we used to trade soccer stickers during recess.
Non baratterei mai la mia libertà per un posto fisso noioso.
I would never trade my freedom for a boring permanent job.
Gli abitanti del villaggio barattavano grano con olio d'oliva.
The villagers bartered grain for olive oil.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| barattare | infinitive |
| baratto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| baratti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| baratta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| barattiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| barattate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| barattano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| barattavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| barattavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| barattava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| barattavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| barattavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| barattavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| barattai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| barattasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| barattò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| barattammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| barattaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| barattarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| baratterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| baratterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| baratterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| baratteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| baratterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| baratteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| baratti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| baratti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| baratti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| barattiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| barattiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| barattino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| barattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| barattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| barattasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| barattassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| barattaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| barattassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| baratterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| baratteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| baratterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| baratteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| barattereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| baratterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| baratta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| barattiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| barattate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| barattando | gerund |
| barattato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Constructed with 'con' or 'per' for the item received in return: 'barattare X con/per Y'.