Meaning
to turn
- to turn, to rotate
- to turn over, to flip
In a sentence
Puoi voltare la pagina, per favore?
Can you turn the page, please?
Ho voltato la sedia verso la finestra.
I turned the chair toward the window.
Volta a destra al prossimo semaforo.
Turn right at the next traffic light.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| voltare | infinitive |
| voltiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| volto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| voltate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| volti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| voltano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| volta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| voltavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| voltavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| voltavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| voltavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| voltavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| voltava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| voltammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| voltai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| voltaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| voltasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| voltarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| voltò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| volteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| volterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| volterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| volterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| volteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| volterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| voltiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| volti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| voltiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| volti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| voltino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| volti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| voltassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| voltassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| voltaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| voltassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| voltassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| voltasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| volteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| volterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| voltereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| volteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| volterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| volterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| voltiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| voltate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| volta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| voltando | gerund |
| voltato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For changing direction, Italians often prefer girare: gira a destra. Voltare is common too, especially with a/verso + direction.
- Voltare pagina is fixed for literally turning a page and figuratively moving on; girare pagina is much less common.
- As a transitive verb, voltare usually takes avere: ho voltato la testa. Reflexive voltarsi takes essere: si è voltato.