Meaning
strike up, match
- to strike up or begin singing (a song, an anthem)
- to tune an instrument or sing in tune
- to harmonize or match (in color, style, or tone; usually reflexive 'intonarsi')
In a sentence
La folla allo stadio ha intonato l'inno con grande entusiasmo.
The crowd at the stadium struck up the anthem with great enthusiasm.
Il colore delle tende si intona alla perfezione con il divano.
The color of the curtains matches the couch perfectly.
Ha provato a intonare la melodia, ma la tonalità era troppo alta per la sua voce.
He tried to sing the melody, but the key was too high for his voice.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| intonare | infinitive |
| intono | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| intoni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intona | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intoniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| intonate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intonano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intonavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intonavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intonava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intonavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intonavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intonavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intonai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| intonasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| intonò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| intonammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| intonaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| intonarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| intonerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| intonerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| intonerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| intoneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| intonerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| intoneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| intoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| intoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intoniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| intoniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intonino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intonasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intonassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intonaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intonassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intonerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| intoneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intonerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intoneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| intonereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intonerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intona | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| intoniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| intonate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| intonando | gerund |
| intonato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in transitive active senses.
- When meaning 'to go well with' or 'to match', use the reflexive 'intonarsi con'.