Meaning
to support
In a sentence
Ti supporto sempre quando hai una giornata difficile.
I always support you when you have a hard day.
Puoi supportarmi con questo progetto, per favore?
Can you support me with this project, please?
Non ha supportato la mia scelta all'inizio.
He didn't support my choice at first.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| supportare | infinitive |
| supportiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| supporto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| supportate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| supporti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| supportano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| supporta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| supportavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| supportavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| supportavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| supportavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| supportavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| supportava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| supportammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| supportai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| supportaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| supportasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| supportarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| supportò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| supporteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| supporterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| supporterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| supporterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| supporteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| supporterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| supportiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| supporti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| supportiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| supporti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| supportino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| supporti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| supportassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| supportassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| supportaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| supportassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| supportassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| supportasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| supporteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| supporterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| supportereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| supporteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| supporterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| supporterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| supportiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| supportate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| supporta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| supportando | gerund |
| supportato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used for backing a person, idea, or request. For physical support, Italians more often use sostenere or reggere depending on context.
- Common in formal, technical, and business Italian: supportare una tesi, una decisione, un progetto. In casual speech, aiutare may sound more natural for helping people.
- Regular -are verb; takes avere in compound tenses: ho supportato, abbiamo supportato.