Meaning
to constitute, form, establish
- to constitute, form, make up
- to establish, set up
- to represent, pose
In a sentence
Abbiamo costituito un piccolo gruppo di studio.
We set up a small study group.
Queste due stanze costituiscono la nostra casa.
These two rooms make up our home.
Questo errore non costituisce un vero problema.
This mistake does not constitute a real problem.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| costituire | infinitive |
| costituiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| costituisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| costituite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| costituisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| costituiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| costituisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| costituivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| costituivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| costituivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| costituivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| costituivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| costituiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| costituimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| costituii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| costituiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| costituisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| costituirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| costituì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| costituiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| costituirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| costituirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| costituirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| costituiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| costituirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| costituiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| costituisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| costituiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| costituisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| costituiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| costituisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| costituissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| costituissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| costituiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| costituissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| costituissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| costituisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| costituiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| costituirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| costituireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| costituiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| costituirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| costituirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| costituiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| costituite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| costituisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| costituendo | gerund |
| costituito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Mostly formal or bureaucratic. In everyday speech, Italians often prefer essere, formare, creare, or nominare depending on context.
- Common pattern: costituire + direct object. Don't add di before the object: una commissione costituisce un gruppo, not costituisce di un gruppo.
- For 'make up/represent,' it often links subject and complement directly: Queste spese costituiscono il totale.