Significado
to replace, to substitute
- to substitute (someone/something)
- to replace (someone/something)
- to replace, to take the place of, to stand in for (someone/something) (temporarily or permanently)
En una frase
Puoi sostituire Marco al lavoro domani mattina?
Can you replace Marco at work tomorrow morning?
Ho sostituito la batteria del telefono ieri.
I replaced the phone battery yesterday.
Non possiamo sostituire questo tavolo adesso.
We can't replace this table right now.
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| sostituire | infinitive |
| sostituiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sostituisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sostituite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sostituisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sostituiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sostituisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sostituivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sostituivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sostituivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sostituivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sostituivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sostituiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sostituimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sostituii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sostituiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sostituisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sostituirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sostituì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sostituiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sostituirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sostituirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sostituirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sostituiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sostituirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sostituiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sostituisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sostituiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sostituisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sostituiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sostituisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sostituissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sostituissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sostituiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sostituissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sostituissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sostituisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sostituiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sostituirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sostituireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sostituiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sostituirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sostituirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sostituiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sostituite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sostituisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sostituendo | gerund |
| sostituito | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Use sostituire for replacing a person or thing. Rimpiazzare is close but often more colloquial; cambiare usually means changing, not standing in.
- With a direct object, use a with the thing/person replacing: Ho sostituito il burro con l'olio.
- For people covering a role, Italians often say sostituire qualcuno: Ti sostituisco io domani.