Meaning
to question, to test
- to question, interrogate
- to test, examine (in school)
In a sentence
Domani la prof ci interroga in storia.
Tomorrow the teacher is testing us in history.
Mi hai interrogato su quel messaggio?
Did you question me about that message?
Non interrogare Luca adesso, è stanco.
Don't question Luca now, he's tired.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| interrogare | infinitive |
| interroghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| interrogo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| interrogate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| interroghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| interrogano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| interroga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| interrogavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| interrogavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| interrogavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| interrogavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| interrogavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| interrogava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| interrogammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| interrogai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| interrogaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| interrogasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| interrogarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| interrogò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| interrogheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| interrogherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| interrogherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| interrogherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| interrogheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| interrogherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| interroghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| interroghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| interroghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| interroghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| interroghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| interroghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| interrogassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| interrogassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| interrogaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| interrogassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| interrogassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| interrogasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| interrogheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| interrogherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| interroghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| interrogheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| interrogherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| interrogherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| interroghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| interrogate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| interroga | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| interrogando | gerund |
| interrogato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For asking someone questions, interrogare is formal or intense; in everyday speech, ask with fare una domanda, chiedere, or fare domande.
- In school, interrogare means an oral test by the teacher. Students say avere un'interrogazione for the event, not *un interrogare*.
- With police or legal contexts, interrogare sounds official. For casual interviewing, intervistare is usually better.