Meaning
to sing
In a sentence
Mi piace cantare sotto la doccia la mattina.
I like singing in the shower in the morning.
Cantiamo una canzone insieme.
Let's sing a song together.
Non cantare così forte, il bimbo dorme.
Don't sing so loudly, the baby is sleeping.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cantare | infinitive |
| cantiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| canto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| cantate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| canti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cantano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| canta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cantavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| cantavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| cantavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| cantavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| cantavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| cantava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| cantammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| cantai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| cantaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| cantasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| cantarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| cantò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| canteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| canterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| canterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| canterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| canteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| canterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| cantiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| canti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| cantiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| canti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cantino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| canti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cantassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| cantassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| cantaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| cantassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| cantassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| cantasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| canteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| canterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| cantereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| canteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| canterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| canterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cantiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| cantate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| canta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| cantando | gerund |
| cantato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'cantare' for singing in general; 'intonare' implies starting a song or singing in tune.
- Avoid 'cantare' for 'to play an instrument'—use 'suonare' instead.
- Auxiliary verb is 'avere' (ho cantato), but 'essere' for reflexive (mi sono cantato).