costare

to cost, to cause

k o s ˈt a . r e

cost cost + are Infinitive

verb Rare #27,843

to cost Often used with a price as the subject: something costs a certain amount.

IT: Quanto può costare questo libro?

EN: How much might this book cost?

to cost, to cause In expressions such as “costare la vita” (“to cost someone their life”), it means to cause a serious loss.

IT: Un errore così può costare il lavoro.

EN: A mistake like that can cost someone their job.

Conjugation of costare

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
Second	costi	—
Third	costa	costano

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	costa	—
Third	costi	—

Indicative future

	Singular	Plural
Third	costerà	—

costare

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
Third	costò	—

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	costi	—
Second	costi	—
Third	costi	—

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
Third	costava	—

Conditional

	Singular	Plural
Third	costerebbe	—

Past

costato

Vorrei mandare un pacco in Spagna, quanto mi viene a costare?

I'd like to send a package to Spain. How much will it cost?

Quanto credi che possa costare installare un telefono?

How much do you think it would cost to install a telephone?

— Kiki - Consegne a domicilio (1989)

Mettere alla prova un autodoc poteva non costare nulla.

Trying out a self-service garage could cost nothing.

Ogni passo sbagliato in questa trattativa può costare molto caro all'azienda.

Any wrong step in this negotiation could be very costly for the company.

Un momento di esitazione può costare la vita a un pilota.

A moment of hesitation can cost a pilot his life.

Noi dei Cahiers crediamo che i film non debbano costare molto.

We at Cahiers believe that films shouldn't cost a lot.

— Nouvelle Vague (2025)

Ma dev'essere stato importante, per costare la vita a una tartaruga.

But it must have been important for a turtle to lose its life.

— Zootropolis 2 (2025)

Ti verrà a costare due milioni.

It’s going to cost you two million.

— Tampopo (1985)

Hai idea di quanto può costare?

Do you have any idea how much it might cost?

— Le invasioni barbariche (2003)

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