Meaning
to express, to voice
- To openly express or voice one's thoughts, doubts, or emotions.
In a sentence
Ha finalmente esternato tutte le sue preoccupazioni al direttore.
He finally voiced all his concerns to the director.
Perché non esterni mai apertamente ciò che provi?
Why do you never openly express what you feel?
Il ministro non ha voluto esternare alcuna opinione sulla vicenda.
The minister refused to voice any opinion on the matter.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| esternare | infinitive |
| esterno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| esterni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esterna | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esterniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| esternate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esternano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esternavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| esternavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| esternava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| esternavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| esternavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| esternavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| esternai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| esternasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| esternò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| esternammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| esternaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| esternarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| esternerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| esternerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| esternerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| esterneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| esternerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| esterneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| esterni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| esterni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esterni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esterniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| esterniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esternino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esternassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| esternassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| esternasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| esternassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| esternaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| esternassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| esternerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| esterneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esternerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esterneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| esternereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esternerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esterna | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| esterniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| esternate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| esternando | gerund |
| esternato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: much more elevated than 'esprimere' or 'manifestare'.
- Commonly used in news and formal contexts to report public statements or confessions.