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ITALIAN VERB

nominare

to name, to appoint

  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: nominato
  • Gerund: nominando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I name
  2. tu you name
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she names
  4. noi we name
  5. voi you all name
  6. loro they name

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I named
  2. tu you named
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she named
  4. noi we named
  5. voi you all named
  6. loro they named

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to name
  2. tu you used to name
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to name
  4. noi we used to name
  5. voi you all used to name
  6. loro they used to name

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will name
  2. tu you will name
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will name
  4. noi we will name
  5. voi you all will name
  6. loro they will name

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would name
  2. tu you would name
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would name
  4. noi we would name
  5. voi you all would name
  6. loro they would name

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I name
  2. tu (that) you name
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she name
  4. noi (that) we name
  5. voi (that) you all name
  6. loro (that) they name

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu name!
  2. Lei name! (formal)
  3. noi name! (let’s)
  4. voi name! (all of you)

How to use nominare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Nomina sempre tua sorella, le vuole bene.

    He's always mentioning your sister, he's fond of her.

  2. Past

    L'hanno nominata direttrice della scuola.

    They appointed her headmistress of the school.

  3. Imperfect

    Nessuno nominava mai quel vecchio incidente.

    Nobody ever mentioned that old accident.

  4. Future

    Domani nomineranno il nuovo allenatore.

    Tomorrow they'll name the new coach.

  5. Conditional

    Nominerei Paolo come responsabile del progetto.

    I'd appoint Paolo to lead the project.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che nomini il mio ex a tavola.

    I don't want you to mention my ex at the table.

  7. Imperative

    Nomina tre città italiane che conosci.

    Name three Italian cities you know.

Good to know

  • Nominare is to mention someone by name too: non lo nominare davanti a lei.

Where you hear nominare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Fluency Level 3

  • Il consiglio La nomina cittadina onoraria. The council names you honorary citizen.
  • L'hanno nominata cittadina onoraria. They named her honorary citizen.
  • Ti nomineranno sindaca, vedrai. They'll appoint you mayor, you'll see.
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The Mayor's Honour

Fluency Level 3 · Il consiglio La nomina cittadina onoraria.

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