Meaning
file, keep records on
- to catalog or enter data on index cards or into a database
- to open a file or keep a surveillance record on a person
In a sentence
La biblioteca ha iniziato a schedare tutti i volumi antichi.
The library has started to catalog all the antique volumes.
I servizi segreti solevano schedare i dissidenti politici.
The secret services used to keep files on political dissidents.
Non possiamo schedare ogni singolo visitatore senza il suo consenso.
We cannot file every single visitor without their consent.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| schedare | infinitive |
| schedo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| schedi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scheda | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| schediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| schedate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| schedano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| schedavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| schedavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| schedava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| schedavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| schedavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| schedavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| schedai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| schedasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| schedò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| schedammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| schedaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| schedarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| schederò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| schederai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| schederà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| schederemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| schederete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| schederanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| schedi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| schedi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| schedi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| schediamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| schediate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| schedino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| schedassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| schedassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| schedasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| schedassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| schedaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| schedassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| schederei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| schederesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| schederebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| schederemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| schedereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| schederebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scheda | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| schediamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| schedate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| schedando | gerund |
| schedato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Often carries political or surveillance connotations when used about people.