Meaning
to march
- to walk (as a competitive sport)
- to go, run, travel (of a vehicle)
In a sentence
I soldati marciano in fila ogni mattina.
The soldiers march in line every morning.
Hai mai marciato in una gara di atletica?
Have you ever race-walked in a track meet?
La mia macchina non marcia bene in salita.
My car doesn't run well uphill.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| marciare | infinitive |
| marciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| marcio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| marciate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| marci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| marciano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| marcia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| marciavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| marciavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| marciavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| marciavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| marciavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| marciava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| marciammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| marciai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| marciaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| marciasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| marciarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| marciò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| marceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| marcerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| marcerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| marcerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| marceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| marcerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| marciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| marci | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| marciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| marci | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| marcino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| marci | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| marciassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| marciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| marciaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| marciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| marciassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| marciasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| marceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| marcerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| marcereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| marceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| marcerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| marcerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| marciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| marciate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| marcia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| marciando | gerund |
| marciato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use camminare for ordinary walking; marciare suggests marching, racewalking, or a vehicle moving steadily.
- For vehicles, marciare is more technical or journalistic than andare; common with bene/male: La macchina marcia bene.
- It usually takes essere in compound tenses when meaning movement: siamo marciati per ore.