Meaning
to contest, challenge, oppose, protest against
- to charge, notify
In a sentence
Non voglio contestare ogni tua decisione.
I don't want to challenge every one of your decisions.
Hai contestato il conto al ristorante?
Did you dispute the bill at the restaurant?
Mi hanno contestato un errore nel modulo.
They charged me with an error in the form.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| contestare | infinitive |
| contestiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| contesto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| contestate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contesti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contestano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contesta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contestavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contestavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contestavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contestavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contestavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contestava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contestammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| contestai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| contestaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| contestasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| contestarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| contestò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| contesteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| contesterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| contesterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| contesterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| contesteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| contesterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| contestiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| contesti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| contestiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contesti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contestino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contesti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contestassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contestassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contestaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contestassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contestassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contestasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contesteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| contesterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| contestereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contesteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contesterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contesterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contestiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| contestate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| contesta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| contestando | gerund |
| contestato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often more formal than dire contro or opporsi. Common in legal, political, academic, and workplace contexts.
- Use a + person/authority: contestare qualcosa a qualcuno. Example: Gli hanno contestato l'errore.
- In legal/administrative Italian, contestare can mean formally charge or cite, not just disagree.