Meaning
to recommend, to advise
- to recommend, to advise, to suggest
In a sentence
Ti consiglio questo film, è davvero molto bello.
I recommend this movie, it's really very good.
Mi hai consigliato un buon ristorante ieri sera.
You recommended a good restaurant to me last night.
Che libro mi consigli per il viaggio?
What book do you recommend for the trip?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| consigliare | infinitive |
| consigliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| consiglio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| consigliate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| consigli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| consigliano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| consiglia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| consigliavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| consigliavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| consigliavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| consigliavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| consigliavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| consigliava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| consigliammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| consigliai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| consigliaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| consigliasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| consigliarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| consigliò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| consiglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| consiglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| consiglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| consiglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| consiglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| consiglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| consigliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| consigli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| consigliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| consigli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| consiglino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| consigli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| consigliassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| consigliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| consigliaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| consigliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| consigliassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| consigliasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| consiglieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| consiglierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| consigliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| consiglieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| consiglierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| consiglierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| consigliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| consigliate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| consiglia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| consigliando | gerund |
| consigliato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use consigliare qualcuno di + infinitive: Ti consiglio di partire presto. Not *consiglio a partire*.
- For recommending a thing, use consigliare qualcosa a qualcuno: Ti consiglio questo libro.
- More formal and direct than suggerire in some contexts; very common in everyday speech for advice and recommendations.