Meaning
to teach
- to show; teach someone how
In a sentence
Mia madre insegna matematica in una scuola media.
My mother teaches math in a middle school.
Puoi insegnarmi a usare questa app?
Can you teach me how to use this app?
Il professore ha insegnato tutta la mattina.
The professor lectured all morning.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| insegnare | infinitive |
| insegniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| insegno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| insegnate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| insegni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| insegnano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| insegna | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| insegnavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| insegnavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| insegnavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| insegnavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| insegnavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| insegnava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| insegnammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| insegnai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| insegnaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| insegnasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| insegnarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| insegnò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| insegneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| insegnerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| insegnerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| insegnerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| insegneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| insegnerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| insegniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| insegni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| insegniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| insegni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| insegnino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| insegni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| insegnassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| insegnassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| insegnaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| insegnassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| insegnassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| insegnasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| insegneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| insegnerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| insegnereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| insegneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| insegnerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| insegnerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| insegniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| insegnate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| insegna | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| insegnando | gerund |
| insegnato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'insegnare' for formal or structured teaching (schools, universities). For casual advice, use 'spiegare' or 'mostrare'.
- Common mistake: Forgetting the indirect object. Say 'insegnare *a* qualcuno' (to teach *to* someone).
- Auxiliary verb is 'avere' (ho insegnato). No agreement with direct object unless it precedes the verb.