Meaning
to hide, to conceal
- to disguise
In a sentence
Non puoi nascondere le chiavi sempre nello stesso posto.
You can't always hide the keys in the same place.
Hai nascosto il regalo sotto il letto?
Did you hide the gift under the bed?
Lei usa il trucco per nascondere le occhiaie.
She uses makeup to hide her dark circles.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| nascondere | infinitive |
| nascondiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| nascondo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| nascondete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| nascondi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| nascondono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| nasconde | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| nascondevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| nascondevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| nascondevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| nascondevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| nascondevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| nascondeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| nascondemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| nascosi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| nascondeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| nascondesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| nascosero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| nascose | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| nasconderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| nasconderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| nasconderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| nasconderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| nasconderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| nasconderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| nascondiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| nasconda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| nascondiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| nasconda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| nascondano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| nasconda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| nascondessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| nascondessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| nascondeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| nascondessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| nascondessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| nascondesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| nasconderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| nasconderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| nascondereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| nasconderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| nasconderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| nasconderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| nascondiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| nascondete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| nascondi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| nascondendo | gerund |
| nascosto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'nascondere' for physical hiding (e.g., objects, people). For abstract things (truth, feelings), prefer 'celare'.
- Reflexive form 'nascondersi' means 'to hide oneself'. Don't forget the reflexive pronoun (mi, ti, si, etc.).
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho nascosto'). No agreement with direct object.
- past participle nascosto