Meaning
to give or award a prize (to)
- to reward
In a sentence
Domani premieranno il vincitore della gara.
Tomorrow they will award the winner of the race.
Perché non premiamo chi ha lavorato bene?
Why don't we reward those who worked well?
Ieri hanno premiato mia sorella a scuola.
Yesterday they awarded my sister at school.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| premiare | infinitive |
| premiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| premio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| premiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| premi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| premiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| premia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| premiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| premiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| premiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| premiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| premiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| premiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| premiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| premiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| premiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| premiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| premiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| premiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| premieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| premierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| premierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| premierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| premieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| premierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| premiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| premi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| premiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| premi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| premino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| premi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| premiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| premiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| premiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| premiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| premiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| premiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| premieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| premierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| premiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| premieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| premierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| premierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| premiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| premiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| premia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| premiando | gerund |
| premiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use premiare for formally giving a prize or recognizing merit; ricompensare is broader for compensating or rewarding effort, money, or loyalty.
- It takes a direct object person: premiare qualcuno. For the prize itself, say con: premiare qualcuno con una medaglia.
- In passive or formal contexts, it is very common: è stato premiato. In compound tenses it uses avere: ha premiato.