Meaning
to illustrate, explain
- to illustrate (with pictures)
- to explain, present, describe
In a sentence
Lei illustra libri per bambini da molti anni.
She illustrates children's books and has for many years.
Puoi illustrare meglio questa regola?
Can you explain this rule better?
Il professore ha illustrato il problema con calma.
The teacher explained the problem calmly.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| illustrare | infinitive |
| illustriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| illustro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| illustrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| illustri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| illustrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| illustra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| illustravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| illustravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| illustravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| illustravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| illustravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| illustrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| illustrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| illustrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| illustraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| illustrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| illustrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| illustrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| illustreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| illustrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| illustrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| illustrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| illustreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| illustrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| illustriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| illustri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| illustriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| illustri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| illustrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| illustri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| illustrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| illustrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| illustraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| illustrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| illustrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| illustrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| illustreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| illustrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| illustrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| illustreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| illustrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| illustrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| illustriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| illustrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| illustra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| illustrando | gerund |
| illustrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In formal speech, illustrare often means present or explain clearly, especially with plans, reports, or proposals.
- For pictures in books, illustrare is standard; for decorating or adding visuals generally, use words like decorare or corredare di immagini.
- It takes avere in compound tenses: ho illustrato, not sono illustrato.