heypolyglot
Italian

recapitare

/re.ka.piˈta.re/verbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 14,115

Meaning

to deliver

  • to deliver a letter, parcel, or message to an addressee

In a sentence

Il corriere ha recapitato il pacco questa mattina all'ufficio.

The courier delivered the package this morning to the office.

A quale indirizzo desidera che le recapiti la documentazione?

To which address would you like me to deliver the documentation?

Non siamo riusciti a recapitare la lettera perché l'indirizzo era errato.

We were not able to deliver the letter because the address was wrong.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
recapitareinfinitive
recapitoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
recapitiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
recapitaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
recapitiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
recapitateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
recapitanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
recapitavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
recapitaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
recapitavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
recapitavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
recapitavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
recapitavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
recapitaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
recapitastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
recapitòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
recapitammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
recapitasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
recapitaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
recapiteròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
recapiteraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
recapiteràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
recapiteremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
recapitereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
recapiterannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
recapitisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
recapitisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
recapitisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
recapitiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
recapitiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
recapitinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
recapitassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
recapitassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
recapitassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
recapitassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
recapitastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
recapitasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
recapitereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
recapiteresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
recapiterebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
recapiteremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
recapiteresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
recapiterebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
recapitaimperative · singular · 2nd person
recapitiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
recapitateimperative · plural · 2nd person
recapitandogerund
recapitatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Formal: used especially in official, commercial, and postal communications.
  • Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.

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