Meaning
master; command
- to have full control or command of a subject or skill
- to use something with confidence and competence
- to control or manage well
In a sentence
Lei padroneggia bene il lessico tecnico.
She has a good command of technical vocabulary.
Padroneggi già questo programma nuovo?
Do you already master this new program?
Non padroneggio ancora bene questa lingua.
I still don't master this language well.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| padroneggiare | infinitive |
| padroneggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| padroneggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| padroneggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| padroneggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| padroneggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| padroneggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| padroneggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| padroneggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| padroneggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| padroneggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| padroneggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| padroneggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| padroneggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| padroneggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| padroneggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| padroneggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| padroneggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| padroneggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| padroneggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| padroneggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| padroneggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| padroneggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| padroneggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| padroneggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| padroneggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| padroneggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| padroneggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| padroneggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| padroneggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| padroneggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| padroneggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| padroneggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| padroneggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| padroneggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| padroneggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| padroneggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| padroneggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| padroneggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| padroneggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| padroneggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| padroneggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| padroneggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| padroneggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| padroneggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| padroneggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| padroneggiando | gerund |
| padroneggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used with lingua, tecnica, strumento, materia.
- More formal and stronger than sapere or conoscere.
- Regular -are verb, usually with avere.