Meaning
to investigate
- to investigate, to inquire into
In a sentence
La polizia indaga sul furto in negozio.
The police are investigating the theft in the shop.
Hai già indagato su quel problema?
Have you already looked into that problem?
Non voglio indagare troppo nella sua vita.
I don't want to pry too much into his life.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| indagare | infinitive |
| indaghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| indago | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| indagate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| indaghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| indagano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| indaga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| indagavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| indagavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| indagavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| indagavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| indagavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| indagava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| indagammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| indagai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| indagaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| indagasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| indagarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| indagò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| indagheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| indagherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| indagherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| indagherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| indagheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| indagherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| indaghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| indaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| indaghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| indaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| indaghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| indaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| indagassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| indagassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| indagaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| indagassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| indagassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| indagasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| indagheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| indagherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| indaghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| indagheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| indagherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| indagherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| indaghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| indagate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| indaga | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| indagando | gerund |
| indagato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal than cercare di capire or informarsi. Common in journalism, police, legal, and academic contexts.
- Use indagare su for the topic: indagare su un caso. Without su, it often takes a direct object in formal style.
- When it means police investigation of a person, Italian often uses indagare qualcuno or passives like essere indagato.