Meaning
to embody, personify
- to embody or represent an idea, quality, or character
- to play the role of a character (in theater or cinema)
In a sentence
Quell'atleta incarna i valori dello sport pulito.
That athlete embodies the values of clean sport.
L'attore ha saputo incarnare perfettamente il protagonista del romanzo.
The actor was able to embody the novel's protagonist perfectly.
Non credi che questo progetto incarni la nostra visione originale?
Don't you think this project embodies our original vision?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incarnare | infinitive |
| incarno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| incarni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incarna | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incarniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| incarnate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incarnano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incarnavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incarnavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incarnava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incarnavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incarnavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incarnavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incarnai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| incarnasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| incarnò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| incarnammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| incarnaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| incarnarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| incarnerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| incarnerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| incarnerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| incarneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| incarnerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| incarneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| incarni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| incarni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incarni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incarniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| incarniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incarnino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incarnassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incarnassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incarnasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incarnassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incarnaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incarnassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incarnerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| incarneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incarnerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incarneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| incarnereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incarnerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incarna | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| incarniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| incarnate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| incarnando | gerund |
| incarnato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Conjugated with avere when transitive; often used figuratively to describe someone embodying values or ideals.
- Differs from impersonare, though they are near-synonyms when referring to acting roles.