Meaning
to check, verify, inspect, examine
- to check
- to inspect
- to supervise
- to control
In a sentence
Puoi controllare se la porta è chiusa?
Can you check if the door is closed?
Ieri ho controllato i conti del negozio.
Yesterday I checked the shop's accounts.
Il capo controlla tutto quello che facciamo.
The boss watches everything we do.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| controllare | infinitive |
| controlliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| controllo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| controllate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| controlli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| controllano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| controlla | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| controllavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| controllavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| controllavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| controllavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| controllavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| controllava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| controllammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| controllai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| controllaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| controllasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| controllarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| controllò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| controlleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| controllerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| controllerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| controllerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| controlleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| controllerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| controlliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| controlli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| controlliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| controlli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| controllino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| controlli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| controllassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| controllassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| controllaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| controllassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| controllassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| controllasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| controlleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| controllerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| controllereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| controlleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| controllerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| controllerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| controlliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| controllate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| controlla | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| controllando | gerund |
| controllato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For checking information or work, controllare is common; verificare sounds more formal or technical.
- To mean 'manage oneself,' use controllarsi, not just controllare.
- For physical inspections, controllare often overlaps with ispezionare, but ispezionare sounds more official.