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Italian

emigrare

/emiˈɡraː.re/verbB2
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Meaning

emigrate

  • to leave one's country to live abroad
  • to move to another country permanently or for a long period

In a sentence

Molti giovani emigrano per trovare lavoro.

Many young people emigrate to find work.

Perché vuoi emigrare in un altro paese?

Why do you want to emigrate to another country?

I miei nonni sono emigrati in Argentina.

My grandparents emigrated to Argentina.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
emigrareinfinitive
emigroindicative · present · singular · 1st person
emigriindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
emigraindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
emigriamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
emigrateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
emigranoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
emigravoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
emigraviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
emigravaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
emigravamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
emigravateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
emigravanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
emigraiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
emigrastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
emigròindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
emigrammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
emigrasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
emigraronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
emigreròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
emigreraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
emigreràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
emigreremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
emigrereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
emigrerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
emigrisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
emigrisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
emigrisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
emigriamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
emigriatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
emigrinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
emigrassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
emigrassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
emigrassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
emigrassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
emigrastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
emigrasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
emigrereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
emigreresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
emigrerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
emigreremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
emigreresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
emigrerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
emigraimperative · singular · 2nd person
emigriamoimperative · plural · 1st person
emigrateimperative · plural · 2nd person
emigrandogerund
emigratopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Often used with da and in/a: emigrare dall'Italia in Canada.
  • Usually takes essere in compound tenses.
  • Different from immigrare: viewpoint changes.

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