Meaning
to see
- to watch; look at
- to meet; see
- to understand
In a sentence
Vedo spesso quel film con mia sorella.
I often watch that movie with my sister.
Hai visto Luca ieri al bar?
Did you see Luca yesterday at the bar?
Non vedo i miei nonni da due mesi.
I haven't seen my grandparents for two months.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vedere | infinitive |
| vediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| vedo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| vedete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vedi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vedono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vede | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vedevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vedevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vedevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vedevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vedevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vedeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| vedemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| vidi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| vedeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| vedesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| videro | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| vide | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| vedremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| vedrò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| vedrete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| vedrai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| vedranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| vedrà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| vediamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| veda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| vediate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| veda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vedano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| veda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vedessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vedessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vedeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vedessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vedessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vedesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| vedremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| vedrei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| vedreste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vedresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vedrebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vedrebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vediamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| vedete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| vedi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| vedendo | gerund |
| visto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'vedere' for general seeing; 'guardare' for intentional looking (e.g., 'Guarda quel film!').
- In compound tenses, 'vedere' takes 'avere' (ho visto), not 'essere'.
- Avoid 'vedere' for 'to watch' (TV, sports); use 'guardare' instead.
- past participle visto