Meaning
to improvise
- to perform, compose, or say something without preparation
- to make or arrange something using whatever is available
In a sentence
Non avevo un piano, quindi ho dovuto improvvisare durante il discorso.
I didn't have a plan, so I had to improvise during the speech.
Il musicista ha iniziato a improvvisare un assolo di chitarra spettacolare.
The musician started to improvise a spectacular guitar solo.
Possiamo improvvisare qualcosa con gli ingredienti che ci sono in frigo?
Can we improvise something with the ingredients in the fridge?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| improvvisare | infinitive |
| improvviso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| improvvisi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| improvvisa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| improvvisiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| improvvisate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| improvvisano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| improvvisavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| improvvisavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| improvvisava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| improvvisavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| improvvisavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| improvvisavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| improvvisai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| improvvisasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| improvvisò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| improvvisammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| improvvisaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| improvvisarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| improvviserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| improvviserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| improvviserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| improvviseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| improvviserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| improvviseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| improvvisi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| improvvisi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| improvvisi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| improvvisiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| improvvisiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| improvvisino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| improvvisassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| improvvisassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| improvvisasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| improvvisassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| improvvisaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| improvvisassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| improvviserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| improvviseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| improvviserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| improvviseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| improvvisereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| improvviserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| improvvisa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| improvvisiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| improvvisate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| improvvisando | gerund |
| improvvisato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Commonly used in cooking ('improvvisare una cena') and performing arts.