Meaning
to shine
In a sentence
Il sole splende forte oggi sul mare.
The sun is shining brightly today over the sea.
Le stelle splendono nel cielo sereno.
The stars are shining in the clear sky.
I suoi occhi splendevano di gioia.
Her eyes were shining with joy.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| splendere | infinitive |
| splendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| splendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| splendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| splendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| splendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| splende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| splendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| splendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| splendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| splendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| splendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| splendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| splendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| splendetti | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| splendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| splendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| splendettero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| splendette | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| splenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| splenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| splenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| splenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| splenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| splenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| splendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| splenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| splendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| splenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| splendano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| splenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| splendessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| splendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| splendeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| splendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| splendessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| splendesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| splenderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| splenderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| splendereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| splenderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| splenderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| splenderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| splendiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| splendete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| splendi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| splendendo | gerund |
| splenduto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use splendere for a strong, often poetic brilliance; brillare is more common in everyday speech and also means to excel.
- It usually takes essere in compound tenses: il sole è splendido tutto il giorno is wrong; say il sole ha splenduto rarely, usually avoid compounds.
- More often used in the present or imperfect than in passato prossimo; speakers often rephrase with brillare or fare splendore.