Meaning
to pour, to decant
- to deposit, to pay (money)
- to spill
- to shed
In a sentence
Puoi versare un po' d'acqua nel bicchiere?
Can you pour a little water into the glass?
Ho versato il latte sul tavolo stamattina.
I spilled the milk on the table this morning.
Non versare tutto il succo nella tazza.
Don't pour all the juice into the cup.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| versare | infinitive |
| versiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| verso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| versate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| versi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| versano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| versa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| versavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| versavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| versavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| versavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| versavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| versava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| versammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| versai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| versaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| versasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| versarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| versò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| verseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| verserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| verserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| verserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| verseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| verserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| versiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| versi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| versiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| versi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| versino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| versi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| versassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| versassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| versaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| versassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| versassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| versasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| verseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| verserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| versereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| verseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| verserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| verserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| versiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| versate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| versa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| versando | gerund |
| versato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use versare for liquids and money payments. For tipping something over, rovesciare is often better.
- For paying money, versare is common in formal contexts: versare una quota, un acconto, i contributi.
- As an intransitive for leaking/spilling, it usually takes avere: La bottiglia ha versato.