Meaning
to try, to put on trial
- to judge
In a sentence
Domani processano l'uomo che ha rubato in negozio.
Tomorrow they put the man who stole in the shop on trial.
Perché mi processi sempre per ogni piccolo errore?
Why do you always judge me for every little mistake?
Non vogliono processare il ragazzo senza prove chiare.
They don't want to put the boy on trial without clear evidence.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| processare | infinitive |
| processiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| processo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| processate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| processi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| processano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| processa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| processavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| processavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| processavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| processavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| processavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| processava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| processammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| processai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| processaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| processasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| processarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| processò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| processeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| processerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| processerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| processerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| processeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| processerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| processiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| processi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| processiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| processi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Mostly legal and formal: processare qualcuno = put someone on trial. For everyday “judge,” use giudicare, not processare.
- Takes avere in compound tenses: hanno processato l’imputato. The direct object is the person on trial, not the crime.
- Do not confuse with English “to process.” In modern Italian, processare can also mean “process data,” but that is a different sense.