Meaning
to happen
- to turn up, to arise, to occur
- to come, to get to, to chance, to end up
In a sentence
A volte capitano cose strane al lavoro.
Sometimes strange things happen at work.
Ti è mai capitato di perdere il treno?
Has it ever happened to you to miss the train?
Se capiti in centro, chiamami dopo.
If you end up downtown, call me later.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| capitare | infinitive |
| capitiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| capito | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| capitate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| capiti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| capitano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| capita | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| capitavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| capitavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| capitavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| capitavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| capitavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| capitava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| capitammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| capitai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| capitaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| capitasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| capitarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| capitò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| capiteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| capiterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| capiterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| capiterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| capiteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| capiterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| capitiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| capiti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| capitiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| capiti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| capitino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| capiti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| capitassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| capitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| capitaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| capitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| capitassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| capitasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| capiteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| capiterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| capitereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| capiteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| capiterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| capiterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| capitiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| capitate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| capita | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| capitando | gerund |
| capitato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'capitare' for unplanned or random events; 'succedere' is more general and neutral.
- Always takes 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'è capitato').
- Common in informal speech; avoid in formal writing unless emphasizing chance.