Meaning
to walk, to take a walk, to promenade, to stroll
- to walk (a path, a slope, etc.)
- to walk (an animal)
In a sentence
La sera mi piace passeggiare vicino al mare.
In the evening I like to walk by the sea.
Hai passeggiato al parco prima di cena?
Did you take a walk in the park before dinner?
Non passeggiamo mai in quella zona di notte.
We never take a walk in that area at night.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| passeggiare | infinitive |
| passeggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| passeggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| passeggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| passeggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| passeggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| passeggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| passeggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| passeggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| passeggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| passeggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| passeggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| passeggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| passeggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| passeggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| passeggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| passeggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| passeggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| passeggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| passeggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| passeggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| passeggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| passeggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| passeggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| passeggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| passeggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| passeggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| passeggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| passeggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| passeggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| passeggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| passeggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| passeggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| passeggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| passeggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| passeggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| passeggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| passeggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| passeggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| passeggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| passeggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| passeggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| passeggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| passeggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| passeggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| passeggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| passeggiando | gerund |
| passeggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use passeggiare for a leisurely walk. For simply going on foot somewhere, camminare is more neutral and common.
- It usually takes essere in compound tenses: siamo passeggiati is rare; more often say abbiamo fatto una passeggiata or siamo andati a passeggiare.
- For walking a dog, Italians often prefer portare fuori il cane or portare a spasso il cane in everyday speech.