Meaning
to bargain, negotiate
- To negotiate terms or prices in a transaction
In a sentence
Al mercato delle pulci è normale contrattare sul prezzo.
At the flea market, it is normal to haggle over the price.
Hanno contrattato a lungo prima di firmare l'accordo.
They negotiated for a long time before signing the agreement.
Non mi piace contrattare quando compro qualcosa in un negozio.
I don't like to bargain when I buy something in a shop.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| contrattare | infinitive |
| contratto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| contratti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contratta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contrattiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| contrattate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contrattano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contrattavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contrattavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contrattava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contrattavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contrattavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contrattavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contrattai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| contrattasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| contrattò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| contrattammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| contrattaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| contrattarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| contratterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| contratterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| contratterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| contratteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| contratterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| contratteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| contratti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| contratti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contratti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contrattiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| contrattiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contrattino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contrattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contrattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contrattasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contrattassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contrattaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contrattassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contratterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| contratteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contratterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contratteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| contrattereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contratterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contratta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| contrattiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| contrattate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| contrattando | gerund |
| contrattato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Can be transitive ('contrattare il prezzo') or intransitive with 'su' (to negotiate over).