Meaning
to turn, to direct
- to change, transform
- to draw towards (an end)
In a sentence
Puoi volgere lo sguardo verso di me?
Can you turn your gaze toward me?
La giornata volge ormai al termine.
The day is now drawing to an end.
Non volgere tutto in uno scherzo, dai.
Don't turn everything into a joke, come on.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| volgere | infinitive |
| volgiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| volgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| volgete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| volgi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| volgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| volge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| volgevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| volgevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| volgevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| volgevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| volgevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| volgeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| volgemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| volsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| volgeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| volgesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| volsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| volse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| volgeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| volgerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| volgerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| volgerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| volgeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| volgerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| volgiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| volga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| volgiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| volga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| volgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| volga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| volgessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| volgessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| volgeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| volgessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| volgessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| volgesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| volgeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| volgerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| volgereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| volgeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| volgerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| volgerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| volgiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| volgete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| volgi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| volgendo | gerund |
| volto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'volgere' for physical turning (e.g., a key) or metaphorical direction (e.g., attention). 'Girare' is more casual for rotating objects.
- Often reflexive: 'volgersi' means 'to turn oneself' (e.g., toward someone). Don’t confuse with 'rivolgersi' (to address someone).
- Auxiliary is 'avere' for transitive uses (e.g., 'ho volto la pagina'), 'essere' for reflexive ('mi sono volto').
- past participle volto