Meaning
to contact, to reach
- to contact, to get in touch with
In a sentence
Ti contatto domani dopo il lavoro.
I'll contact you tomorrow after work.
Hai già contattato il medico?
Have you already contacted the doctor?
Non riesco a contattare Marco oggi.
I can't reach Marco today.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| contattare | infinitive |
| contattiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| contatto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| contattate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contatti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contattano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contatta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contattavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contattavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contattavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contattavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contattavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contattava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contattammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| contattai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| contattaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| contattasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| contattarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| contattò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| contatteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| contatterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| contatterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| contatterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| contatteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| contatterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| contattiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| contatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| contattiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contattino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contattassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contattaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contattassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contattasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contatteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| contatterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| contattereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contatteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contatterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contatterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contattiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| contattate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| contatta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| contattando | gerund |
| contattato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and businesslike than sentire or chiamare; common in emails, customer service, and official contexts.
- Use direct object pronouns: contattarlo, contattami. Not *contattare a qualcuno*.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses: ho contattato Maria, not *sono contattato*.