Meaning
to connect, to link
- to connect, to join together, to link, to link up
- to coordinate
- to relate (e.g. apparently unrelated facts)
- to concord, to agree
In a sentence
Puoi collegare il telefono al computer, per favore?
Can you connect the phone to the computer, please?
Non riesco a collegare questi due fatti.
I can't connect these two facts.
Ieri abbiamo collegato le luci in salotto.
Yesterday we connected the lights in the living room.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| collegare | infinitive |
| colleghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| collego | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| collegate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| colleghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| collegano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| collega | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| collegavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| collegavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| collegavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| collegavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| collegavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| collegava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| collegammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| collegai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| collegaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| collegasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| collegarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| collegò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| collegheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| collegherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| collegherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| collegherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| collegheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| collegherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| colleghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| colleghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| colleghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Use collegare for physical or logical linking; connettere is more technical, especially for internet, devices, and networks.
- Often takes a before the destination: collegare il computer alla stampante, collegarsi a Internet.
- Reflexive collegarsi means to connect/log in; it uses essere in compound tenses: mi sono collegato/a.