Meaning
to bring, fetch, take, carry
- to bring, take, carry
- to wear
In a sentence
Puoi portare tu le chiavi domani mattina?
Can you bring the keys tomorrow morning?
Non porto mai il telefono a tavola.
I never bring my phone to the table.
Porto io le borse in macchina.
I'll carry the bags to the car.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| portare | infinitive |
| portiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| porto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| portate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| porti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| portano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| porta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| portavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| portavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| portavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| portavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| portavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| portava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| portammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| portai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| portaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| portasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| portarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| portò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| porteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| porterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| porterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| porterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| porteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| porterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| portiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| porti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| portiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| porti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| portino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| porti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| portassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| portassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| portaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| portassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| portassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| portasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| porteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| porterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| portereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| porteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| porterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| porterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| portiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| portate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| porta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| portando | gerund |
| portato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'portare' for physically moving objects to a place; 'prendere' is for grabbing or fetching without implying destination.
- In compound tenses, 'portare' takes 'avere' (ho portato), but 'essere' if reflexive (mi sono portato).
- Avoid 'portare' for abstract concepts like 'to bring up a topic'—use 'sollevare' or 'menzionare' instead.