Meaning
to examine, to inspect
- to scrutinize, to review
In a sentence
Il tecnico ha esaminato il computer stamattina.
The technician examined the computer this morning.
Puoi esaminare questi dati prima di cena?
Can you look over this data before dinner?
Non esaminare tutto da solo, ti aiuto io.
Don't check everything by yourself, I'll help you.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| esaminare | infinitive |
| esaminiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| esamino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| esaminate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esamini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esaminano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esamina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esaminavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| esaminavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| esaminavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| esaminavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| esaminavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| esaminava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| esaminammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| esaminai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| esaminaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| esaminasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| esaminarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| esaminò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| esamineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| esaminerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| esaminerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| esaminerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| esamineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| esaminerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| esaminiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| esamini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| esaminiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esamini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esaminino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esamini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esaminassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| esaminassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| esaminaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| esaminassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| esaminassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| esaminasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| esamineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| esaminerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| esaminereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esamineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esaminerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esaminerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esaminiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| esaminate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| esamina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| esaminando | gerund |
| esaminato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal than guardare or controllare; common in academic, legal, medical, and bureaucratic contexts.
- For school exams, esaminare usually means the examiner tests someone; sostenere un esame means the student takes the exam.
- Often takes a direct object: esaminare un documento, un paziente, una proposta. Avoid using it for casual looking.