Meaning
to inaugurate
- to christen, open, unveil, start, launch, see in (something)
- to use for the first time
In a sentence
Domani inaugurano il nuovo bar in centro.
Tomorrow they're opening the new bar downtown.
Hai già inaugurato le scarpe nuove?
Have you worn the new shoes for the first time yet?
Non voglio inaugurare il corso da solo.
I don't want to start the course by myself.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| inaugurare | infinitive |
| inauguriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| inauguro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| inaugurate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inauguri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inaugurano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inaugura | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inauguravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| inauguravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| inauguravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| inauguravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| inauguravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inaugurava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| inaugurammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| inaugurai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| inauguraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| inaugurasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| inaugurarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| inaugurò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| inaugureremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| inaugurerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| inaugurerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| inaugurerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| inaugureranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| inaugurerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| inauguriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| inauguri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| inauguriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inauguri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inaugurino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inauguri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inaugurassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| inaugurassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| inauguraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| inaugurassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| inaugurassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inaugurasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| inaugureremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| inaugurerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| inaugurereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inaugureresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inaugurerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inaugurerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inauguriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| inaugurate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| inaugura | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| inaugurando | gerund |
| inaugurato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used for official openings: inaugurare una mostra, un ponte, un anno accademico. For simply beginning an activity, iniziare or aprire is often more natural.
- It can take a direct object without a preposition: inaugurare il locale, not inaugurare al locale.
- Also used figuratively for starting a period or phase: inaugurare una nuova era. This sounds more formal than cominciare.