Meaning
to cultivate or grow (crops)
- to cultivate, to nurture (an interest, talent, or friendship)
In a sentence
Mio zio coltiva pomodori e zucchine in campagna.
My uncle grows tomatoes and zucchini in the countryside.
Hai mai coltivato basilico sul balcone di casa?
Have you ever grown basil on your home balcony?
Quest'anno non coltiviamo mais nel nostro campo.
This year we aren't growing corn in our field.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| coltivare | infinitive |
| coltiviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| coltivo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| coltivate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| coltivi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| coltivano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| coltiva | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| coltivavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| coltivavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| coltivavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| coltivavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| coltivavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| coltivava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| coltivammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| coltivai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| coltivaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| coltivasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| coltivarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| coltivò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| coltiveremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| coltiverò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| coltiverete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| coltiverai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| coltiveranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| coltiverà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| coltiviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| coltivi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| coltiviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| coltivi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| coltivino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| coltivi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| coltivassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| coltivassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| coltivaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| coltivassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| coltivassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| coltivasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| coltiveremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| coltiverei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| coltivereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| coltiveresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| coltiverebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| coltiverebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| coltiviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| coltivate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| coltiva | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| coltivando | gerund |
| coltivato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Also used figuratively: coltivare un'amicizia, un interesse, un sogno. More natural than crescere in these cases.
- For raising animals, use allevare, not coltivare.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses: ho coltivato pomodori per anni.