fotografare

to photograph

verb foh-toh-grah-FAH-reh Rare

Also means

to take a picture of

Usage Note

Fotografare is a regular first-conjugation verb (-are); it takes avere as its auxiliary. The reflexive fotografarsi means 'to photograph oneself' or 'to have one's photo taken.' The related noun is la fotografia (photograph/photography) and the agent noun is il fotografo/la fotografa (photographer).

Examples

"Ho fotografato il tramonto sul mare."

Natural Translation

I photographed the sunset over the sea.

Literal Translation

I-have photographed the sunset on-the sea.

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