Meaning
to congratulate, compliment
- to pay compliments to someone (rare in transitive active)
- reflexive (complimentarsi): to congratulate someone or express admiration
In a sentence
Tutti si sono complimentati con Marco per la promozione.
Everyone congratulated Marco on his promotion.
Mi complimento con voi per l'ottimo risultato.
I congratulate you all on the excellent result.
Non ti sei ancora complimentato con la sposa?
Haven't you congratulated the bride yet?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| complimentare | infinitive |
| complimento | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| complimenti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| complimenta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| complimentiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| complimentate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| complimentano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| complimentavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| complimentavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| complimentava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| complimentavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| complimentavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| complimentavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| complimentai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| complimentasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| complimentò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| complimentammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| complimentaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| complimentarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| complimenterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| complimenterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| complimenterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| complimenteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| complimenterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| complimenteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| complimenti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| complimenti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| complimenti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| complimentiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| complimentiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| complimentino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| complimentassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| complimentassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| complimentasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| complimentassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| complimentaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| complimentassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| complimenterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| complimenteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| complimenterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| complimenteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| complimentereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| complimenterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| complimenta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| complimentiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| complimentate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| complimentando | gerund |
| complimentato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Nearly always used in the pronominal form 'complimentarsi con qualcuno per qualcosa'.
- Takes 'essere' in compound tenses when reflexive.