Meaning
to recommend, advise, exhort, warn
- to commend, commit, entrust, recommend
- to register (mail)
In a sentence
Ti raccomando di portare l'ombrello oggi.
I recommend you bring an umbrella today.
Hai raccomandato il pacco alla posta?
Did you send the package by registered mail?
Mi ha raccomandato a sua sorella per il lavoro.
He recommended me to his sister for the job.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| raccomandare | infinitive |
| raccomandiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| raccomando | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| raccomandate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| raccomandi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| raccomandano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| raccomanda | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| raccomandavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| raccomandavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| raccomandavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| raccomandavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| raccomandavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| raccomandava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| raccomandammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| raccomandai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| raccomandaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| raccomandasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| raccomandarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| raccomandò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| raccomanderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| raccomanderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| raccomanderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| raccomanderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| raccomanderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| raccomanderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| raccomandiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| raccomandi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| raccomandiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| raccomandi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| raccomandino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| raccomandi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| raccomandassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| raccomandassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| raccomandaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| raccomandassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| raccomandassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| raccomandasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| raccomanderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| raccomanderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| raccomandereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| raccomanderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| raccomanderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| raccomanderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| raccomandiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| raccomandate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| raccomanda | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| raccomandando | gerund |
| raccomandato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For suggesting a person or thing, use raccomandare. For giving advice about actions, consigliare is often more natural.
- Raccomandare can take di + infinitive: Ti raccomando di arrivare presto. Learners often overuse che + subjunctive here.
- Ti raccomando! is a common spoken warning meaning Be careful/I'm serious, not literally I recommend you.