heypolyglot
Italian

falsificare

/fal.si.fiˈka.re/verbC1
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Meaning

to forge, falsify

  • to alter, fabricate, or forge documents, signatures, or money illegally
  • to misrepresent or distort facts, results, or data

In a sentence

Hanno cercato di falsificare la firma sul testamento.

They tried to forge the signature on the will.

Come ha fatto quel contabile a falsificare i bilanci per anni?

How did that accountant manage to falsify the balance sheets for years?

Il ricercatore non ha mai pensato di falsificare i dati dell'esperimento.

The researcher never thought of falsifying the experiment's data.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
falsificareinfinitive
falsificoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
falsifichiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
falsificaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
falsifichiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
falsificateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
falsificanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
falsificavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
falsificaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
falsificavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
falsificavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
falsificavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
falsificavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
falsificaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
falsificastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
falsificòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
falsificammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
falsificasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
falsificaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
falsificheròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
falsificheraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
falsificheràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
falsificheremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
falsifichereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
falsificherannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
falsifichisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
falsifichisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
falsifichisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
falsifichiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
falsifichiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
falsifichinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
falsificassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
falsificassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
falsificassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
falsificassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
falsificastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
falsificasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
falsifichereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
falsificheresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
falsificherebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
falsificheremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
falsificheresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
falsificherebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
falsificaimperative · singular · 2nd person
falsifichiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
falsificateimperative · plural · 2nd person
falsificandogerund
falsificatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
  • Spelling changes to -ch- before -e- and -i- (e.g., 'falsifichi', 'falsificheremo').

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