Meaning
to chat online
- To exchange text messages online in real time.
In a sentence
Passa ore a chattare con i suoi compagni di scuola.
He spends hours chatting with his schoolmates.
Stai chattando con Marco al telefono?
Are you chatting with Marco on the phone?
Non chattare mentre cammini per strada!
Don't text and chat while walking in the street!
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| chattare | infinitive |
| chatto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| chatti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| chatta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| chattiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| chattate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| chattano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| chattavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| chattavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| chattava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| chattavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| chattavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| chattavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| chattai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| chattasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| chattò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| chattammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| chattaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| chattarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| chatterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| chatterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| chatterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| chatteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| chatterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| chatteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| chatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| chatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| chatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| chattiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| chattiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| chattino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| chattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| chattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| chattasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| chattassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| chattaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| chattassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| chatterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| chatteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| chatterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| chatteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| chattereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| chatterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| chatta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| chattiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| chattate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| chattando | gerund |
| chattato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: loan verb derived from English 'chat', conjugated regularly in '-are'.
- Refers specifically to online messaging, not spoken chatting ('chiacchierare').