Meaning
to compare
- to examine differences and similarities between two or more things
In a sentence
Lo studio mira a comparare i sistemi scolastici europei.
The study aims to compare European school systems.
Possiamo davvero comparare questi due periodi storici così diversi?
Can we really compare these two so different historical periods?
Non è corretto comparare questi risultati senza considerare le variabili.
It is not correct to compare these results without considering the variables.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| comparare | infinitive |
| comparo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| compari | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| compara | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| compariamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| comparate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| comparano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| comparavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| comparavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| comparava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| comparavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| comparavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| comparavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| comparai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| comparasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| comparò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| comparammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| comparaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| compararono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| comparerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| comparerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| comparerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| compareremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| comparerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| compareranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| compari | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| compari | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| compari | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| compariamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| compariate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| comparino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| comparassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| comparassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| comparasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| comparassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| comparaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| comparassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| comparerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| compareresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| comparerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| compareremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| comparereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| comparerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| compara | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| compariamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| comparate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| comparando | gerund |
| comparato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: 'confrontare' is much more common in everyday spoken Italian.
- Takes the preposition 'con' (or less commonly 'a') when comparing with something.