Meaning
to dream
- to dream of, to wish for
In a sentence
Da piccolo sognavo di vivere al mare.
As a child, I dreamed of living by the sea.
Hai sognato qualcosa di strano stanotte?
Did you dream something strange last night?
Sogno spesso di fare un lungo viaggio all'estero.
I often dream of taking a long trip abroad.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sognare | infinitive |
| sogniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sogno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sognate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sogni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sognano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sogna | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sognavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sognavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sognavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sognavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sognavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sognava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sognammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sognai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sognaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sognasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sognarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sognò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sogneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sognerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sognerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sognerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sogneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sognerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sogniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sogni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sogniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sogni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sognino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sogni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sognassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sognassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sognaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sognassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sognassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sognasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sogneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sognerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sognereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sogneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sognerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sognerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sogniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sognate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sogna | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sognando | gerund |
| sognato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use sognare for both sleeping dreams and ambitions. For daydreaming, Italians often prefer fantasticare or sognare a occhi aperti.
- With a direct object, no preposition: sognare qualcosa. Use di before an infinitive: sogno di viaggiare.
- In compound tenses it usually takes avere: ho sognato. Don't use essere.