Meaning
to pick up, to collect
- to pick up, glean
- to pick, pluck, harvest, reap
- to bring together, assemble
In a sentence
Ogni mattina raccolgo le mele in giardino.
Every morning I pick apples in the garden.
Hai raccolto i libri da terra?
Did you pick up the books from the floor?
Non riesco a raccogliere tutti i documenti.
I can't gather all the documents.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| raccogliere | infinitive |
| raccogliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| raccolgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| raccogliete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| raccogli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| raccolgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| raccoglie | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| raccoglievamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| raccoglievo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| raccoglievate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| raccoglievi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| raccoglievano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| raccoglieva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| raccogliemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| raccolsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| raccoglieste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| raccogliesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| raccolsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| raccolse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| raccoglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| raccoglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| raccoglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| raccoglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| raccoglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| raccoglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| raccogliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| raccolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| raccogliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| raccolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| raccolgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| raccolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| raccogliessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| raccogliessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| raccoglieste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| raccogliessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| raccogliessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| raccogliesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| raccoglieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| raccoglierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| raccogliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| raccoglieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| raccoglierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| raccoglierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| raccogliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| raccogliete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| raccogli | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| raccogliendo | gerund |
| raccolto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'raccogliere' for gathering objects or people physically; 'collezionare' for collecting items as a hobby.
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho raccolto').
- Often implies effort or care in gathering (vs. 'prendere' for simple grabbing).
- present: raccolgo, raccogli, raccoglie, raccogliamo, raccogliete, raccolgono
- past participle raccolto