Meaning
to treat, cure (a patient, disease, etc.)
- to treat
- to cure
- to look after
- to take care over
In a sentence
Il medico ha curato bene mia sorella.
The doctor treated my sister well.
Puoi curare il gatto mentre sono via?
Can you look after the cat while I'm away?
Cura i dettagli quando scrivi una mail.
Pay attention to the details when you write an email.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| curare | infinitive |
| curiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| curo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| curate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| curi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| curano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cura | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| curavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| curavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| curavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| curavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| curavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| curava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| curammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| curai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| curaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| curasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| curarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| curò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| cureremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| curerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| curerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| curerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| cureranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| curerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| curiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| curi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| curiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| curi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| curino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| curi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| curassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| curassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| curaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| curassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| curassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| curasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| cureremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| curerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| curereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cureresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| curerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| curerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| curiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| curate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| cura | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| curando | gerund |
| curato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use curare for medical treatment and for careful attention. For emotional concern, prefer preoccuparsi, not curare.
- Curare qualcuno means treat a patient; curare qualcosa means treat or handle a disease, wound, project, or detail.
- Curare che + subjunctive is formal: Cura che tutto sia pronto. In everyday speech, make sure is often assicurarsi che.