Meaning
to talk, to converse
- to talk or chat with someone, usually in an engaging or polite way
- to hold a conversation
In a sentence
Abbiamo conversato a lungo durante la cena.
We conversed for a long time during dinner.
Ti piace conversare con persone nuove?
Do you enjoy conversing with new people?
Non ama conversare di politica in pubblico.
He doesn't like talking about politics in public.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| conversare | infinitive |
| converso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| conversi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| conversa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| conversiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| conversate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| conversano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| conversavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| conversavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| conversava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| conversavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| conversavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| conversavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| conversai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| conversasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| conversò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| conversammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| conversaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| conversarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| converserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| converserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| converserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| converseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| converserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| converseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| conversi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| conversi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| conversi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| conversiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| conversiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| conversino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| conversassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| conversassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| conversasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| conversassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| conversaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| conversassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| converserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| converseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| converserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| converseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| conversereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| converserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| conversa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| conversiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| conversate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| conversando | gerund |
| conversato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Slightly more formal or refined than 'chiacchierare' or 'parlare'.
- Takes 'con' for the person spoken with and 'di' or 'su' for the topic.