Scopri

Scopri is an Italian verb form that serves two related grammatical roles. It is the second-person singular present indicative form of the verb scoprire, meaning to discover or to uncover. It is also the informal second-person singular imperative form, used to tell someone to discover or reveal something. In Italian, the tu form of many verbs is also used as the imperative, so scopri can function as a command as well as a simple present-tense statement.

Usage and examples

In everyday Italian, scopri appears in both descriptive and instructive contexts. As a present-tense statement: Tu scopri nuove opportunità ogni giorno. (You discover new opportunities every day.) As a command or call to action: Scopri di più. (Find out more.) Scopri dove si trova la stazione. (Discover where the station is.) Scopri i nostri servizi. (Discover our services.) The subject pronoun tu is usually understood and often omitted in Italian, so scopri can stand alone in both sentences and headlines.

Related forms

Scopri is part of the larger verb scoprire, whose full conjugation includes io scopro, noi scopriamo, voi scoprite, loro scoprono, with other mood forms such as the formal imperative Lei scopra. The verb broadly conveys uncovering, revealing, or learning something new.

See also

scoprire, coprire, Italian verb conjugation.