Meaning
to deposit
- to store or bestow
- to put down, to place
In a sentence
Domani devo depositare un assegno in banca.
Tomorrow I have to deposit a check at the bank.
Hai depositato le valigie in albergo?
Did you leave the suitcases at the hotel?
Prima di entrare al museo, dovete depositare gli zaini al guardaroba.
Before entering the museum, you must leave your backpacks at the cloakroom.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| depositare | infinitive |
| depositiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| deposito | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| depositate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| depositi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| depositano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| deposita | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| depositavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| depositavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| depositavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| depositavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| depositavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| depositava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| depositammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| depositai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| depositaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| depositasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| depositarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| depositò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| depositeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| depositerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| depositerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| depositerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| depositeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| depositerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| depositiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| depositi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| depositiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| depositi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| depositino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| depositi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| depositassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| depositassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| depositaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| depositassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| depositassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| depositasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| depositeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| depositerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| depositereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| depositeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| depositerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| depositerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| depositiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| depositate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| deposita | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| depositando | gerund |
| depositato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often more formal than mettere or lasciare. Common in banking, legal, and administrative contexts.
- For money, Italians often say versare or fare un deposito; depositare sounds more technical or institutional.
- With legal objects, use direct object: depositare una domanda, un brevetto, un ricorso.