Meaning
to underestimate
- to estimate something to be smaller, less important, or weaker than it really is
In a sentence
Non dobbiamo sottovalutare la forza dell'avversario.
We must not underestimate the opponent's strength.
Hai sottovalutato il tempo necessario per completare il progetto?
Did you underestimate the time needed to complete the project?
Spesso gli studenti sottovalutano la difficoltà di questo esame.
Students often underestimate the difficulty of this exam.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sottovalutare | infinitive |
| sottovaluto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sottovaluti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sottovaluta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sottovalutiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sottovalutate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sottovalutano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sottovalutavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sottovalutavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sottovalutava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sottovalutavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sottovalutavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sottovalutavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sottovalutai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sottovalutasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sottovalutò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sottovalutammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sottovalutaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sottovalutarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sottovaluterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sottovaluterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sottovaluterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sottovaluteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sottovaluterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sottovaluteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sottovaluti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sottovaluti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sottovaluti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sottovalutiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sottovalutiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sottovalutino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sottovalutassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sottovalutassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sottovalutasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sottovalutassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sottovalutaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sottovalutassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sottovaluterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sottovaluteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sottovaluterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sottovaluteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sottovalutereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sottovaluterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sottovaluta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sottovalutiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sottovalutate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sottovalutando | gerund |
| sottovalutato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Opposite of 'sopravvalutare' (to overestimate).