Meaning
to carry
- to cause (harm, trouble, etc.)
- to give or bring
- to bear
In a sentence
Puoi recare questi pacchi in cucina?
Can you carry these packages to the kitchen?
Il fumo reca fastidio a tutti qui.
The smoke causes discomfort to everyone here.
Ti ho recato il libro ieri sera.
I brought you the book last night.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| recare | infinitive |
| rechiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| reco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| recate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rechi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| recano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| reca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| recavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| recavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| recavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| recavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| recavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| recava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| recammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| recai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| recaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| recasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| recarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| recò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| recheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| recherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| recherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| recherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| recheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| recherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rechiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rechiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rechino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| recassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| recassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| recaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| recassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| recassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| recasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| recheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| recherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rechereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| recheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| recherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| recherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rechiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| recate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| reca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| recando | gerund |
| recato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'recare' for formal or written contexts; 'portare' is more common in speech.
- Often implies bringing something to someone, not just carrying. Avoid overusing for generic 'to carry.'
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho recato'). No agreement with direct object.