Meaning
to modify, alter
In a sentence
Devo modificare il testo prima di inviarlo.
I need to modify the text before sending it.
Hai modificato le impostazioni del telefono?
Did you change the phone settings?
Non modificare tutto, va già bene così.
Don't change everything, it's already fine like this.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| modificare | infinitive |
| modifichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| modifico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| modificate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| modifichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| modificano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| modifica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| modificavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| modificavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| modificavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| modificavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| modificavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| modificava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| modificammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| modificai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| modificaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| modificasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| modificarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| modificò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| modificheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| modificherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| modificherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| modificherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| modificheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| modificherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| modifichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| modifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| modifichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| modifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| modifichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| modifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| modificassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| modificassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| modificaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| modificassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| modificassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| modificasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| modificheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| modificherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| modifichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| modificheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| modificherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| modificherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| modifichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| modificate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| modifica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| modificando | gerund |
| modificato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use modificare for changing something partially; cambiare often means replace or change completely.
- Common in formal, technical, legal, and written contexts; in casual speech, cambiare is often more natural.
- It usually takes avere in compound tenses: ho modificato il file, not essere.