Meaning
to give as a gift
In a sentence
Ti voglio regalare questo libro per il compleanno.
I want to give you this book for your birthday.
Hai regalato i vestiti vecchi a tua sorella?
Did you give your old clothes to your sister?
Non regalare sempre i tuoi giochi agli amici.
Don't always give your toys to your friends.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| regalare | infinitive |
| regaliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| regalo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| regalate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| regali | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| regalano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| regala | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| regalavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| regalavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| regalavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| regalavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| regalavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| regalava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| regalammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| regalai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| regalaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| regalasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| regalarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| regalò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| regaleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| regalerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| regalerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| regalerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| regaleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| regalerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| regaliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| regali | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| regaliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| regali | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| regalino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| regali | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| regalassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| regalassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| regalaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| regalassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| regalassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| regalasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| regaleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| regalerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| regalereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| regaleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| regalerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| regalerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| regaliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| regalate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| regala | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| regalando | gerund |
| regalato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use regalare for giving as a gift; use dare for ordinary giving and donare in more formal or charitable contexts.
- Common pattern: regalare qualcosa a qualcuno. Learners often confuse the indirect object and say the recipient without a.
- In compound tenses it takes avere: ho regalato. Past participle usually stays regalato, unless a direct-object pronoun triggers agreement.