incontrate

Incontrate is the second-person plural form of the Italian verb incontrare in the present indicative, meaning “you all meet” or “you all encounter.” It is also the imperative mood form used to give a command to a group, as in Incontrate i vostri vicini al cancello, meaning “Meet your neighbors at the gate.”

The verb incontrare derives from Latin, historically formed from a sense of coming face to face or meeting. In modern Italian, it is a transitive verb that typically takes a direct object, for example incontrare qualcuno (to meet someone) or incontrare un ostacolo (to encounter a obstacle). The reflexive form incontrarsi is used when people meet each other.

Conjugation and usage notes: in the present indicative, the forms are io incontro, tu incontri, lui/lei incontra, noi incontriamo, voi incontrate, loro incontrano. The form coincides with the imperative for voi: incontrate. The present subjunctive for voi is incontriate (che voi incontriate). The past participle is incontrato, used in compound tenses with avere (ho incontrato, avete incontrato).

Common collocations include incontrare persone, incontrare opportunità, and incontrarsi con qualcuno for reciprocal meetings. When choosing between incontrare and incontrarsi, use incontrare for one party meeting someone, and incontrarsi when two or more people meet each other.

See also: incontrare, incontrarsi.