Meaning
to report, to denounce
- to report (to the authorities)
- to denounce, to expose
In a sentence
Ha denunciato il furto alla polizia ieri sera.
He reported the theft to the police last night.
Vuoi denunciare quel vicino per il rumore?
Do you want to report that neighbor for the noise?
Questo articolo denuncia un problema molto comune.
This article exposes a very common problem.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| denunciare | infinitive |
| denunciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| denuncio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| denunciate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| denunci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| denunciano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| denuncia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| denunciavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| denunciavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| denunciavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| denunciavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| denunciavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| denunciava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| denunciammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| denunciai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| denunciaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| denunciasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| denunciarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| denunciò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| denunceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| denuncerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| denuncerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| denuncerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| denunceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| denuncerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| denunciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| denunci | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| denunciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| denunci | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| denuncino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| denunci | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| denunciassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| denunciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| denunciaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| denunciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| denunciassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| denunciasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| denunceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| denuncerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| denuncereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| denunceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| denuncerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| denuncerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| denunciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| denunciate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| denuncia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| denunciando | gerund |
| denunciato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For filing a police complaint, Italians often prefer fare denuncia or sporgere denuncia; denunciare is common but slightly less formulaic.
- Denunciare qualcuno means report someone; denunciare qualcosa can mean expose or reveal an abuse, scandal, or problem.
- It takes avere in compound tenses: ha denunciato, not è denunciato.