Meaning
to load, to stow
- to load
- to upload
- to charge
- to energize
In a sentence
Hai già caricato le valigie in macchina?
Have you already loaded the suitcases into the car?
Devo caricare il telefono.
I need to charge the phone.
Puoi caricare la foto sul sito?
Can you upload the photo to the website?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| caricare | infinitive |
| carichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| carico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| caricate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| carichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| caricano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| carica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| caricavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| caricavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| caricavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| caricavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| caricavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| caricava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| caricammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| caricai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| caricaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| caricasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| caricarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| caricò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| caricheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| caricherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| caricherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| caricherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| caricheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| caricherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| carichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| carichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| carichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| carichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| carichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| carichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| caricassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| caricassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| caricaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| caricassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| caricassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| caricasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| caricheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| caricherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| carichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| caricheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| caricherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| caricherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| carichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| caricate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| carica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| caricando | gerund |
| caricato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For uploading files, Italians usually say caricare: caricare una foto online. More specific than mettere or inviare.
- For charging a battery, caricare is common, but mettere in carica is very frequent in everyday speech.
- With direct objects, passato prossimo usually takes avere: ho caricato le valigie. Reflexive uses take essere: mi sono caricato.