Meaning
to express, demonstrate
- to show, express, manifest (feelings, opinions)
- to demonstrate, protest publicly
In a sentence
Lei non manifesta mai i suoi dubbi.
She never expresses her doubts.
Hai manifestato chiaramente la tua idea?
Did you clearly express your idea?
Domani vogliamo manifestare in piazza per la scuola.
Tomorrow we want to demonstrate in the square for school.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| manifestare | infinitive |
| manifestiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| manifesto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| manifestate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| manifesti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| manifestano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| manifesta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| manifestavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| manifestavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| manifestavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| manifestavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| manifestavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| manifestava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| manifestammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| manifestai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| manifestaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| manifestasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| manifestarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| manifestò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| manifesteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| manifesterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| manifesterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| manifesterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| manifesteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| manifesterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| manifestiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| manifesti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| manifestiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| manifesti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| manifestino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| manifesti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| manifestassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| manifestassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| manifestaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| manifestassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| manifestassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| manifestasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| manifesteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| manifesterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| manifestereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| manifesteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| manifesterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| manifesterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| manifestiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| manifestate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| manifesta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| manifestando | gerund |
| manifestato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For showing feelings or opinions, manifestare is more formal than esprimere; in everyday speech, Italians often prefer esprimere.
- For street protests, manifestare usually takes per or contro: manifestare per i diritti, manifestare contro il governo.
- As an intransitive verb meaning 'to protest,' it takes avere in compound tenses: ha manifestato ieri in centro.