Meaning
to complicate
- to make something more difficult, complex, or confusing
- in the reflexive form 'complicarsi', to become complicated or worse
In a sentence
Non voglio complicare una situazione già difficile.
I don't want to complicate an already difficult situation.
La pioggia improvvisa ha complicato il nostro viaggio di ritorno.
The sudden rain complicated our return trip.
Perché ti complichi la vita con queste preoccupazioni inutili?
Why do you complicate your life with these unnecessary worries?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| complicare | infinitive |
| complico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| complichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| complica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| complichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| complicate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| complicano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| complicavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| complicavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| complicava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| complicavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| complicavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| complicavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| complicai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| complicasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| complicò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| complicammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| complicaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| complicarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| complicherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| complicherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| complicherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| complicheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| complicherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| complicheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| complichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| complichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| complichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| complichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| complichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| complichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| complicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| complicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| complicasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| complicassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| complicaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| complicassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| complicherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| complicheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| complicherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| complicheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| complichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| complicherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| complica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| complichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| complicate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| complicando | gerund |
| complicato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Spelling changes to '-ch-' before '-e-' or '-i-': 'complichi', 'complicherò'.
- Takes 'avere' in the active; 'complicarsi' takes 'essere'.