Meaning
to determine, to cause
- to determine, to establish
- to cause, to bring about
- to decide
In a sentence
Questo errore può determinare un grande ritardo.
This mistake can cause a big delay.
Hai già determinato il prezzo finale?
Have you already determined the final price?
Non riesco a determinare cosa voglio davvero.
I can't decide what I really want.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| determinare | infinitive |
| determiniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| determino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| determinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| determini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| determinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| determina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| determinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| determinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| determinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| determinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| determinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| determinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| determinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| determinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| determinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| determinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| determinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| determinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| determineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| determinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| determinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| determinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| determineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| determinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| determiniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| determini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| determiniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| determini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| determinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| determini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| determinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| determinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| determinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| determinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| determinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| determinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| determineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| determinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| determinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| determineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| determinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| determinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| determiniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| determinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| determina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| determinando | gerund |
| determinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In everyday speech, decidere is usually preferred for personal choices; determinare sounds more formal or analytical.
- For results or causes, determinare is common in formal writing: determinare un aumento, determinare un effetto.
- As a transitive verb, it takes avere in compound tenses: ha determinato, not è determinato.