Meaning
to put down, to lay, to pose
- to put down, to lay, to place
- to pose (for art or photos)
- to rest, to settle
In a sentence
Puoi posare il telefono sul tavolo?
Can you put the phone on the table?
Ha posato gli occhi su di me.
He fixed his eyes on me.
Posa la testa qui e riposa un po'.
Rest your head here and relax a bit.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| posare | infinitive |
| posiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| poso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| posate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| posi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| posano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| posa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| posavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| posavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| posavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| posavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| posavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| posava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| posammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| posai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| posaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| posasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| posarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| posò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| poseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| poserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| poserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| poserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| poseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| poserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| posiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| posi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| posiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| posi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| posino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| posi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| posassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| posassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| posaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| posassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| posassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| posasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| poseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| poserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| posereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| poseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| poserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| poserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| posiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| posate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| posa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| posando | gerund |
| posato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For placing objects, posare is common; mettere is broader and more frequent in everyday speech.
- Use posare lo sguardo/su to mean "set" or "fix" your gaze on something; not usually for general "look at."
- As a transitive verb, it takes avere in compound tenses: ho posato il libro. Reflexive posarsi uses essere: si è posato.