Meaning
to set, set up
- To adjust or configure device settings, alarms, or timers.
- To frame, outline, or organize a project, discussion, or problem.
In a sentence
Ho impostato la sveglia alle sette di mattina.
I set the alarm for seven in the morning.
Come imposti la nuova password sul telefono?
How do you set the new password on your phone?
Dobbiamo impostare il lavoro in modo più efficiente.
We need to set up the work more efficiently.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| impostare | infinitive |
| imposto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| imposti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imposta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impostiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| impostate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impostano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impostavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| impostavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| impostava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| impostavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| impostavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| impostavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| impostai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| impostasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| impostò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| impostammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| impostaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| impostarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| imposterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| imposterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| imposterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| imposteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| imposterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| imposteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| imposti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| imposti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imposti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impostiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| impostiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impostino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impostassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| impostassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| impostasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| impostassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| impostaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| impostassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imposterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| imposteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imposterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imposteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| impostereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imposterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imposta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| impostiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| impostate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| impostando | gerund |
| impostato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Very common with digital devices: 'impostare la sveglia', 'impostare la lingua'.