Meaning
to hand, give
- to hold out
In a sentence
Mi porgi il sale, per favore?
Can you pass me the salt, please?
Gli ho porto la borsa prima di uscire.
I handed him the bag before leaving.
Non porgere la mano fuori dal finestrino.
Don't hold your hand out the car window.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| porgere | infinitive |
| porgiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| porgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| porgete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| porgi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| porgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| porge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| porgevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| porgevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| porgevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| porgevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| porgevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| porgeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| porgemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| porsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| porgeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| porgesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| porsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| porse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| porgeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| porgerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| porgerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| porgerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| porgeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| porgerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| porgiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| porga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| porgiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| porga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| porgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| porga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| porgessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| porgessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| porgeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| porgessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| porgessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| porgesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| porgeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| porgerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| porgereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| porgeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| porgerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| porgerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| porgiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| porgete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| porgi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| porgendo | gerund |
| porto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal than dare or passare. Common in polite service, writing, and fixed expressions; less common in casual everyday speech.
- Often used with indirect object pronouns: porgere qualcosa a qualcuno / porgergli qualcosa. Learners often omit the recipient or choose the wrong preposition.
- Irregular past participle: porto. Compound tenses usually take avere: ho porto. Don't confuse it with portare.
- past participle porto