Meaning
to tell
- to narrate, recount
In a sentence
Ti racconto cosa è successo ieri al lavoro.
I'll tell you what happened at work yesterday.
Hai già raccontato tutto a tua sorella?
Have you already told your sister everything?
Non raccontare bugie, per favore.
Don't tell lies, please.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| raccontare | infinitive |
| raccontiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| racconto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| raccontate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| racconti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| raccontano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| racconta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| raccontavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| raccontavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| raccontavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| raccontavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| raccontavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| raccontava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| raccontammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| raccontai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| raccontaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| raccontasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| raccontarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| raccontò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| racconteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| racconterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| racconterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| racconterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| racconteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| racconterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| raccontiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| racconti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| raccontiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| racconti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| raccontino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| racconti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| raccontassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| raccontassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| raccontaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| raccontassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| raccontassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| raccontasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| racconteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| racconterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| raccontereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| racconteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| racconterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| racconterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| raccontiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| raccontate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| racconta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| raccontando | gerund |
| raccontato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use raccontare for stories, events, or experiences. For giving information or explaining, dire or spiegare is often more natural.
- It usually takes a direct object: raccontare una storia, raccontarmi tutto. Don't add di before the thing told.
- With a person object, use an indirect pronoun: raccontare qualcosa a qualcuno / raccontargli qualcosa.