Meaning
to swim
In a sentence
In estate nuoto spesso al mare con mio fratello.
In summer I often swim in the sea with my brother.
Sai nuotare bene o hai ancora paura?
Can you swim well, or are you still afraid?
Mi piace nuotare in piscina d'estate.
I like swimming in the pool in summer.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| nuotare | infinitive |
| nuotiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| nuoto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| nuotate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| nuoti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| nuotano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| nuota | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| nuotavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| nuotavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| nuotavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| nuotavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| nuotavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| nuotava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| nuotammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| nuotai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| nuotaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| nuotasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| nuotarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| nuotò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| nuoteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| nuoterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| nuoterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| nuoterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| nuoteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| nuoterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| nuotiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| nuoti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| nuotiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| nuoti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| nuotino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| nuoti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| nuotassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| nuotassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| nuotaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| nuotassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| nuotassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| nuotasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| nuoteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| nuoterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| nuotereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| nuoteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| nuoterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| nuoterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| nuotiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| nuotate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| nuota | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| nuotando | gerund |
| nuotato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use nuotare for the action. For a specific style, say fare nuoto or name it: nuotare a rana, a dorso, a stile libero.
- In compound tenses it usually takes avere: ho nuotato per un'ora. With movement/destination, essere can appear: sono nuotato fino alla riva.
- Don't confuse it with galleggiare: galleggiare means stay afloat without actively swimming.