Meaning
to declare, to state
- to declare, to announce, to proclaim, to state, to assert
- to bid
In a sentence
Tutti i cittadini devono dichiarare i propri redditi.
All citizens must declare their income.
Hai già dichiarato quanto hai speso?
Have you already declared how much you spent?
Lui non vuole dichiarare il suo amore.
He doesn't want to declare his love.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dichiarare | infinitive |
| dichiariamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| dichiaro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| dichiarate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dichiari | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dichiarano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dichiara | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dichiaravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dichiaravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dichiaravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dichiaravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dichiaravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dichiarava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dichiarammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dichiarai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| dichiaraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| dichiarasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dichiararono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| dichiarò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| dichiareremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| dichiarerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| dichiarerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| dichiarerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| dichiareranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| dichiarerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| dichiariamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| dichiari | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| dichiariate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dichiari | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Use 'dichiarare' for formal statements (e.g., taxes, legal matters). 'Dire' is for casual speech.
- Avoid overusing it for 'to say'; 'dichiarare' implies authority or formality.
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho dichiarato').