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capire

"capire" means "to understand" in Italian. It is number 288 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).

Meaning

to understand

IPA

/kaˈpi.re/

Forms in this course

capito, capisco, capisci, capisce

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Ho capito.
  I got it.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK
• Hanno capito.
  They understood.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK
• Ha capito.
  He understood.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CH

Learned together

In the course, "capire" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• guardare to look at, to watch, to…
• trovare to find
• prendere to take, hold, pick up, get
• bastare to be enough
• servire to serve
• dare to give
• portare to bring, fetch, take, carry
• succedere to take the place, to succeed
• morto died

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