Meaning
to play (an instrument)
- to sound
- to ring
In a sentence
Mia sorella sa suonare molto bene il pianoforte.
My sister can play the piano very well.
Hai sentito? Il telefono sta suonando ancora.
Did you hear? The phone is ringing again.
Ieri non ho suonato la chitarra per niente.
Yesterday I didn't play the guitar at all.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| suonare | infinitive |
| suoniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| suono | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| suonate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| suoni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| suonano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| suona | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| suonavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| suonavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| suonavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| suonavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| suonavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| suonava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| suonammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| suonai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| suonaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| suonasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| suonarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| suonò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| suoneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| suonerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| suonerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| suonerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| suoneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| suonerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| suoniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| suoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| suoniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| suoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| suonino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| suoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| suonassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| suonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| suonaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| suonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| suonassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| suonasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| suoneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| suonerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| suonereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| suoneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| suonerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| suonerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| suoniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| suonate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| suona | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| suonando | gerund |
| suonato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'suonare' for instruments; 'giocare' for sports/games. 'Suono il piano' (I play piano), not 'gioco il piano'.
- Auxiliary is 'avere': 'Ho suonato la chitarra'. No agreement with direct object unless it precedes the verb.
- For alarms/phones, 'suonare' means 'to ring'. 'Il telefono suona' (The phone is ringing).