Meaning
to toast, drink to
- to raise glasses and drink in honor of someone or to celebrate an event
In a sentence
Brindiamo alla tua nuova promozione lavorativa!
Let's toast to your new job promotion!
Hanno brindato con un ottimo spumante italiano.
They toasted with an excellent Italian sparkling wine.
A mezzanotte tutti gli ospiti brindano insieme.
At midnight all the guests toast together.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| brindare | infinitive |
| brindo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| brindi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| brinda | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| brindiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| brindate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| brindano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| brindavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| brindavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| brindava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| brindavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| brindavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| brindavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| brindai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| brindasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| brindò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| brindammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| brindaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| brindarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| brinderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| brinderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| brinderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| brinderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| brinderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| brinderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| brindi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| brindi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| brindi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| brindiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| brindiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| brindino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| brindassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| brindassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| brindasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| brindassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| brindaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| brindassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| brinderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| brinderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| brinderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| brinderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| brindereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| brinderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| brinda | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| brindiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| brindate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| brindando | gerund |
| brindato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Intransitive verb taking 'avere'.
- Takes the preposition 'a' for what or whom is being toasted: 'brindare al successo'.