indovinare

to guess

verb een-doh-vee-NAH-reh Rare

Origin: From in- + divinare (to divine), from Latin divinare (to foretell).

Also means

to figure out

Usage Note

Indovinare is a regular -are verb meaning to correctly guess something unknown: indovinare una risposta (to guess an answer), indovinare il futuro (to divine the future). The noun indovinello (riddle) shares the same root. Takes avere as auxiliary.

Examples

"Non riesco a indovinare la risposta."

Natural Translation

I cannot figure out the answer.

Literal Translation

I-cannot to-guess the answer.

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