Meaning
to underline, underscore
- to emphasize, point out, underline, stress, remark
In a sentence
Puoi sottolineare le parole più importanti del testo?
Can you underline the most important words in the text?
Voglio sottolineare che oggi non posso venire.
I want to stress that I can't come today.
Il professore ha sottolineato l'errore con la penna rossa.
The teacher underlined the mistake with a red pen.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sottolineare | infinitive |
| sottolineiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sottolineo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sottolineate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sottolinei | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sottolineano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sottolinea | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sottolineavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sottolineavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sottolineavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sottolineavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sottolineavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sottolineava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sottolineammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sottolineai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sottolineaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sottolineasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sottolinearono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sottolineò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sottolineeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sottolineerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sottolineerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sottolineerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sottolineeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sottolineerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sottolineiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sottolinei | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sottolineiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sottolinei | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sottolineino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sottolinei | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sottolineassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sottolineassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sottolineaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sottolineassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sottolineassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sottolineasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sottolineeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sottolineerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sottolineereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sottolineeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sottolineerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sottolineerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sottolineiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sottolineate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sottolinea | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sottolineando | gerund |
| sottolineato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'sottolineare' for emphasis in speech/writing; 'evidenziare' is more visual (e.g., highlighting text).
- Avoid overusing it—Italians often imply emphasis without stating it. Too much sounds unnatural.
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho sottolineato'). No agreement with subject.