Meaning
to cast, sign
- to hire or engage an actor, musician, or performer under contract
In a sentence
Il regista ha deciso di scritturare una giovane attrice sconosciuta.
The director decided to cast an unknown young actress.
Se lo scritturassero per quello spettacolo, la sua carriera decollerebbe.
If they cast him for that show, his career would take off.
Il teatro non ha abbastanza fondi per scritturare l'intera orchestra.
The theater doesn't have enough funds to hire the entire orchestra.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scritturare | infinitive |
| scritturo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scritturi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scrittura | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scritturiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scritturate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scritturano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scritturavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scritturavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scritturava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scritturavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scritturavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scritturavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scritturai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scritturasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scritturò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scritturammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scritturaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scritturarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scritturerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scritturerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scritturerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scrittureremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scritturerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scrittureranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scritturi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scritturi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scritturi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scritturiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scritturiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scritturino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scritturassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scritturassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scritturasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scritturassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scritturaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scritturassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scritturerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scrittureresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scritturerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scrittureremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scritturereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scritturerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scrittura | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scritturiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scritturate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scritturando | gerund |
| scritturato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively in the entertainment industry (theatre, cinema, music).
- Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary verb.