Meaning
to guess
- to predict
- to divine, to foretell
In a sentence
Hai indovinato il mio numero al primo colpo.
You guessed my number on the first try.
Secondo te, riesci a indovinare l'età di Luca?
Do you think you can guess Luca's age?
Nessuno può indovinare il tempo di domani.
No one can predict tomorrow's weather.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| indovinare | infinitive |
| indoviniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| indovino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| indovinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| indovini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| indovinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| indovina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| indovinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| indovinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| indovinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| indovinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| indovinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| indovinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| indovinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| indovinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| indovinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| indovinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| indovinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| indovinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| indovineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| indovinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| indovinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| indovinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| indovineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| indovinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| indoviniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| indovini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| indoviniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| indovini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| indovinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| indovini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| indovinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| indovinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| indovinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| indovinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| indovinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| indovinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| indovineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| indovinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| indovinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| indovineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| indovinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| indovinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| indoviniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| indovinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| indovina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| indovinando | gerund |
| indovinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use indovinare for guessing correctly; tirare a indovinare stresses random guessing, and prevedere is better for forecasts based on evidence.
- It also means to get something right: Hai indovinato! = You got it right, not only You guessed.
- With direct objects, use avere in compound tenses: ho indovinato la risposta. Reflexive forms are uncommon here.