Meaning
to describe
In a sentence
Mi puoi descrivere la tua nuova casa?
Can you describe your new house to me?
Lui ha descritto bene il problema al medico.
He described the problem well to the doctor.
Non so descrivere questo sapore strano.
I can't describe this strange taste.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| descrivere | infinitive |
| descriviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| descrivo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| descrivete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| descrivi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| descrivono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| descrive | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| descrivevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| descrivevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| descrivevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| descrivevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| descrivevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| descriveva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| descrivemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| descrissi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| descriveste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| descrivesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| descrissero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| descrisse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| descriveremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| descriverò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| descriverete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| descriverai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| descriveranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| descriverà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| descriviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| descriva | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| descriviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| descriva | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| descrivano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| descriva | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| descrivessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| descrivessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| descriveste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| descrivessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| descrivessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| descrivesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| descriveremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| descriverei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| descrivereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| descriveresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| descriverebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| descriverebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| descriviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| descrivete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| descrivi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| descrivendo | gerund |
| descritto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use descrivere for giving details in words. For telling a story or events, narrate or raccontare is often more natural.
- It takes avere in compound tenses: ho descritto, not sono descritto unless descritto is an adjective meaning "described."
- Often followed by come + clause: Descrivi com'era. With a noun, use descrivere qualcosa a qualcuno.
- past participle descritto