Meaning
to treat, to handle, to deal with
- to handle, to transact, to negotiate, to discuss
- to deal in, to trade
- to treat, to cure, to process
In a sentence
Come tratti i clienti nuovi al lavoro?
How do you treat new clients at work?
Abbiamo trattato il prezzo ieri sera.
We negotiated the price last night.
Questo negozio non tratta scarpe sportive.
This store doesn't sell sports shoes.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| trattare | infinitive |
| trattiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| tratto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| trattate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tratti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trattano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tratta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trattavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| trattavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| trattavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| trattavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| trattavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| trattava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| trattammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| trattai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| trattaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| trattasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| trattarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| trattò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| tratteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| tratterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| tratterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| tratterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| tratteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| tratterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| trattiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| tratti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| trattiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tratti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trattino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tratti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trattassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| trattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| trattaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| trattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| trattassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| trattasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| tratteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| tratterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| trattereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tratteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tratterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tratterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trattiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| trattate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| tratta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| trattando | gerund |
| trattato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'trattare' for handling topics, not physical objects—use 'maneggiare' or 'gestire' instead.
- In business, 'trattare' implies negotiation; 'negoziare' is more formal and specific.
- Auxiliary is 'avere' (ho trattato), never 'essere,' even with reflexive-like meanings.