capire
A1#135Hear it
verb
- to understand
- to fit, to be contained
Forms
Present
| I | capisco |
|---|---|
| you | capisci |
| he, she, it | capisce |
| we | capiamo |
| you (plural) | capite |
| they | capiscono |
Imperfect
| I | capivo |
|---|---|
| you | capivi |
| he, she, it | capiva |
| we | capivamo |
| you (plural) | capivate |
| they | capivano |
Past historic
| I | capii |
|---|---|
| you | capisti |
| he, she, it | capì |
| we | capimmo |
| you (plural) | capiste |
| they | capirono |
Future
| I | capirò |
|---|---|
| you | capirai |
| he, she, it | capirà |
| we | capiremo |
| you (plural) | capirete |
| they | capiranno |
Conditional
| I | capirei |
|---|---|
| you | capiresti |
| he, she, it | capirebbe |
| we | capiremmo |
| you (plural) | capireste |
| they | capirebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | capisca |
|---|---|
| you | capisca |
| he, she, it | capisca |
| we | capiamo |
| you (plural) | capiate |
| they | capiscano |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | capissi |
|---|---|
| you | capissi |
| he, she, it | capisse |
| we | capissimo |
| you (plural) | capiste |
| they | capissero |
Imperative
| you | capisci |
|---|---|
| he, she, it | capisca |
| we | capiamo |
| you (plural) | capite |
| they | capiscano |
Other forms
| infinitive | capire |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- La nonna non capisce le sue parole.Her grandmother does not understand her words.A1Italy, di Pascoli — Italy, by Pascoli
- Il pubblico guarda, senza capire niente.The audience watches, without understanding a thing.A1Sei personaggi al Teatro Valle — Six Characters at the Teatro Valle
- Un milanese e un napoletano non si capiscono.A Milanese and a Neapolitan do not understand each other.A1Una lingua, tanti dialetti — One Language, Many Dialects
- Mi aiuti a capire che tipo di idea è?Will you help me understand what kind of idea it is?A1Ancora una volta (5) — Once more (5) (A1)
Other ways to say it
- afferrareto grab; to grasp; to take advantage of (a circumstance); to seize
- comprendereto comprise, to include, to encompass; to understand, comprehend, take the point, get the point
- entrareto enter, to go in; to fit, to be contained
- intendereto mean; to understand, grasp, see
- starcicompound of the infinitive stare with ci; to be there (be at a particular location)