Meaning
to formalize
- To make something official, legal, or binding
- To take offense or be pedantic over formalities (reflexive: formalizzarsi)
In a sentence
Dobbiamo ancora formalizzare il contratto di assunzione.
We still need to formalize the employment contract.
Le due aziende hanno formalizzato la collaborazione ieri.
The two companies formalized the partnership yesterday.
Non ti formalizzare, prendi pure un caffè da solo.
Don't stand on ceremony, go ahead and grab a coffee yourself.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| formalizzare | infinitive |
| formalizzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| formalizzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| formalizza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| formalizziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| formalizzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| formalizzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| formalizzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| formalizzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| formalizzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| formalizzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| formalizzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| formalizzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| formalizzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| formalizzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| formalizzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| formalizzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| formalizzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| formalizzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| formalizzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| formalizzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| formalizzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| formalizzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| formalizzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| formalizzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| formalizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| formalizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| formalizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| formalizziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| formalizziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| formalizzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| formalizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| formalizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| formalizzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| formalizzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| formalizzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| formalizzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| formalizzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| formalizzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| formalizzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| formalizzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| formalizzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| formalizzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| formalizza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| formalizziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| formalizzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| formalizzando | gerund |
| formalizzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Common in professional or legal Italian: 'formalizzare un accordo' (to finalize/formalize an agreement).
- Takes 'avere' in non-reflexive uses; 'essere' when reflexive ('formalizzarsi').