Meaning
to draw
- to sketch; outline
- to design
In a sentence
Mi piace disegnare volti sul quaderno.
I like drawing faces in my notebook.
Hai disegnato tu questo logo?
Did you draw this logo?
Non so disegnare bene le mani.
I can't draw hands well.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| disegnare | infinitive |
| disegniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| disegno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| disegnate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| disegni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| disegnano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| disegna | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| disegnavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| disegnavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| disegnavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| disegnavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| disegnavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| disegnava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| disegnammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| disegnai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| disegnaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| disegnasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| disegnarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| disegnò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| disegneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| disegnerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| disegnerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| disegnerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| disegneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| disegnerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| disegniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| disegni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| disegniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| disegni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| disegnino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| disegni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| disegnassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| disegnassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| disegnaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| disegnassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| disegnassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| disegnasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| disegneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| disegnerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| disegnereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| disegneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| disegnerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| disegnerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| disegniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| disegnate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| disegna | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| disegnando | gerund |
| disegnato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use disegnare for making a drawing. For technical plans or maps, progettare or tracciare may fit better depending on context.
- For fashion, furniture, or products, Italians often prefer progettare or ideare; disegnare can sound more about sketching the look.
- It takes avere in compound tenses: ho disegnato, not sono disegnato.