Meaning
to testify
- to give evidence
In a sentence
Puoi testimoniare quello che hai visto ieri?
Can you testify about what you saw yesterday?
Lei ha testimoniato in tribunale questa mattina.
She gave evidence in court this morning.
Non voglio testimoniare contro il mio amico.
I don't want to testify against my friend.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| testimoniare | infinitive |
| testimoniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| testimonio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| testimoniate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| testimoni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| testimoniano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| testimonia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| testimoniavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| testimoniavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| testimoniavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| testimoniavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| testimoniavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| testimoniava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| testimoniammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| testimoniai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| testimoniaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| testimoniasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| testimoniarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| testimoniò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| testimonieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| testimonierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| testimonierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| testimonierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| testimonieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| testimonierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| testimoniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| testimoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| testimoniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| testimoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| testimonino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| testimoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| testimoniassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| testimoniassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| testimoniaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| testimoniassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| testimoniassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| testimoniasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| testimonieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| testimonierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| testimoniereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| testimonieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| testimonierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| testimonierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| testimoniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| testimoniate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| testimonia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| testimoniando | gerund |
| testimoniato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal than dire or raccontare; common in legal, journalistic, and institutional contexts.
- In court, testimoniare often means appearing as a witness; rendere testimonianza is a more formal fixed expression.
- Also used figuratively: un documento testimonia un'epoca. English speakers may overuse it only for courtroom contexts.