Meaning
to compare
In a sentence
Non puoi paragonare questo film al libro.
You can't compare this movie to the book.
Hai paragonato i prezzi prima di comprare?
Did you compare the prices before buying?
Paragono sempre il caffè del bar con quello di casa.
I always compare the coffee from the café with the one at home.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| paragonare | infinitive |
| paragoniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| paragono | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| paragonate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| paragoni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| paragonano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| paragona | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| paragonavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| paragonavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| paragonavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| paragonavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| paragonavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| paragonava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| paragonammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| paragonai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| paragonaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| paragonasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| paragonarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| paragonò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| paragoneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| paragonerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| paragonerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| paragonerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| paragoneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| paragonerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| paragoniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| paragoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| paragoniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| paragoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| paragonino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| paragoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| paragonassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| paragonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| paragonaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| paragonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| paragonassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| paragonasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| paragoneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| paragonerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| paragonereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| paragoneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| paragonerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| paragonerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| paragoniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| paragonate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| paragona | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| paragonando | gerund |
| paragonato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually takes a direct object plus a/ con: paragonare X a Y. Learners often wrongly use paragonare con for simple comparison.
- Confrontare is more neutral and common in everyday contexts; paragonare often sounds more evaluative or rhetorical.
- In figurative style, often appears as paragonare qualcuno a qualcosa: Lo hanno paragonato a un eroe.