Meaning
to play, contest, dispute
- to play, contest (a match or competition)
- to dispute, debate, argue
In a sentence
Non voglio disputare con te per questa cosa.
I don't want to argue with you about this.
Hai disputato la partita di ieri sera?
Did you play last night's match?
Le due squadre disputano la finale domani.
The two teams are playing the final tomorrow.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| disputare | infinitive |
| disputiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| disputo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| disputate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| disputi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| disputano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| disputa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| disputavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| disputavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| disputavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| disputavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| disputavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| disputava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| disputammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| disputai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| disputaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| disputasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| disputarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| disputò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| disputeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| disputerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| disputerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| disputerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| disputeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| disputerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| disputiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| disputi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| disputiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| disputi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| disputino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| disputi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| disputassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| disputassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| disputaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| disputassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| disputassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| disputasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| disputeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| disputerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| disputereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| disputeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| disputerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| disputerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| disputiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| disputate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| disputa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| disputando | gerund |
| disputato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For sports, disputare is standard in journalism: disputare una partita. In everyday speech, giocare is more common.
- For arguments, discutere is usually the neutral everyday verb. Disputare sounds more formal, literary, or legalistic.
- With the meaning 'to contest', it often takes a direct object: disputare una decisione, un rigore, un risultato.