Meaning · verb
to say; tell
- to indicate; read
In a sentence
Ti dico una cosa importante adesso.
I'm telling you something important now.
Che cosa hai detto al telefono ieri?
What did you say on the phone yesterday?
Non dire il mio nome, per favore.
Don't say my name, please.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dire | infinitive |
| diciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| dico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| dite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dici | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dicono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dice | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dicevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dicevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dicevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dicevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dicevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| diceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dicemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dissi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| diceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| dicesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dissero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| disse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| diremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| dirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| direte | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| dirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| diranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| dirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| diciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| dica | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| diciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dica | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dicano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dica | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dicessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dicessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| diceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dicessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dicessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dicesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| diremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| direi | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| direste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| diresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| direbbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| direbbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| diciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| dite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| di' | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| dicendo | gerund |
| detto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use dire for reporting words; use parlare for speaking in general and raccontare for telling a story.
- Dire is irregular: dico, dici, dice, diciamo, dite, dicono; past participle detto.
- With indirect objects, use a before the person: dire qualcosa a qualcuno, not *dire qualcuno*.
- present: dico, dici, dice, diciamo, dite, dicono
- past participle detto