Meaning
to contradict
- to assert the opposite of what someone has said
- to be inconsistent or in conflict with a fact or statement
In a sentence
Non mi contraddire ogni volta che esprimo un'opinione.
Don't contradict me every time I express an opinion.
I nuovi dati contraddicono le previsioni iniziali degli esperti.
The new data contradict the experts' initial forecasts.
Perché ti contraddici continuamente durante le riunioni?
Why do you constantly contradict yourself during meetings?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| contraddire | infinitive |
| contraddico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| contraddici | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contraddice | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contraddiciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| contraddite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contraddicono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contraddicevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contraddicevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contraddiceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contraddicevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contraddicevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contraddicevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contraddissi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| contraddicesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| contraddisse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| contraddicemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| contraddiceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| contraddissero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| contraddirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| contraddirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| contraddirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| contraddiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| contraddirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| contraddiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| contraddica | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| contraddica | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contraddica | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contraddiciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| contraddiciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contraddicano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contraddicessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contraddicessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contraddicesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contraddicessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contraddiceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contraddicessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contraddirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| contraddiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contraddirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contraddiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| contraddireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contraddirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contraddici | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| contraddiciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| contraddite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| contraddicendo | gerund |
| contraddetto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Conjugates like dire (e.g. io contraddico, tu contraddici, noi contraddiciamo, voi contraddite).
- present: contraddico, contraddici, contraddice, contraddiciamo, contraddite, contraddicono
- past participle contraddetto