Meaning
to sail, to go to sea
- to sail, navigate
- to surf the internet
In a sentence
D'estate navighiamo spesso tra le isole vicine.
In summer we often sail among the nearby islands.
Hai mai navigato di notte con questo vento?
Have you ever sailed at night with this wind?
Oggi non riesco a navigare su internet.
Today I can't manage to surf the internet.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| navigare | infinitive |
| navighiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| navigo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| navigate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| navighi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| navigano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| naviga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| navigavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| navigavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| navigavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| navigavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| navigavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| navigava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| navigammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| navigai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| navigaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| navigasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| navigarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| navigò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| navigheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| navigherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| navigherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| navigherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| navigheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| navigherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| navighiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| navighi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| navighiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| navighi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| navighino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| navighi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| navigassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| navigassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| navigaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| navigassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| navigassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| navigasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| navigheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| navigherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| navighereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| navigheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| navigherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| navigherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| navighiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| navigate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| naviga | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| navigando | gerund |
| navigato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For steering or plotting a route, navigare is more technical than andare in barca; the latter just means boating.
- With Internet use, navigare su/in Internet is common; many speakers also say navigare online. Avoid English-style *navigare il web* in basic usage.
- It usually takes avere in compound tenses: ho navigato per ore. With a destination, Italian often prefers andare via mare or raggiungere in nave.