Meaning
turn
- to turn, especially at a street corner
- to change direction while moving
In a sentence
Al semaforo svolto a destra.
At the traffic light I turn right.
Dove devo svoltare?
Where do I have to turn?
Non svoltare qui.
Don't turn here.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| svoltare | infinitive |
| svolto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| svolti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| svolta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| svoltiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| svoltate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| svoltano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| svoltavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| svoltavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| svoltava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| svoltavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| svoltavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| svoltavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| svoltai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| svoltasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| svoltò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| svoltammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| svoltaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| svoltarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| svolterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| svolterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| svolterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| svolteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| svolterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| svolteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| svolti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| svolti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| svolti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| svoltiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| svoltiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| svoltino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| svoltassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| svoltassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| svoltasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| svoltassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| svoltaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| svoltassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| svolterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| svolteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| svolterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| svolteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| svoltereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| svolterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| svolta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| svoltiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| svoltate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| svoltando | gerund |
| svoltato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used with a direction: svoltare a destra/sinistra.
- For vehicles and walking in the city; not usually for turning an object by hand.
- Takes avere in compound tenses: ho svoltato.