afferrare
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verb
- to grab; to grasp
- to take advantage of (a circumstance); to seize
- to grasp; to understand
Forms
Present
| I | afferro |
|---|---|
| you | afferri |
| he, she, it | afferra |
| we | afferriamo |
| you (plural) | afferrate |
| they | afferrano |
Imperfect
| I | afferravo |
|---|---|
| you | afferravi |
| he, she, it | afferrava |
| we | afferravamo |
| you (plural) | afferravate |
| they | afferravano |
Past historic
| I | afferrai |
|---|---|
| you | afferrasti |
| he, she, it | afferrò |
| we | afferrammo |
| you (plural) | afferraste |
| they | afferrarono |
Future
| I | afferrerò |
|---|---|
| you | afferrerai |
| he, she, it | afferrerà |
| we | afferreremo |
| you (plural) | afferrerete |
| they | afferreranno |
Conditional
| I | afferrerei |
|---|---|
| you | afferreresti |
| he, she, it | afferrerebbe |
| we | afferreremmo |
| you (plural) | afferrereste |
| they | afferrerebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | afferri |
|---|---|
| you | afferri |
| he, she, it | afferri |
| we | afferriamo |
| you (plural) | afferriate |
| they | afferrino |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | afferrassi |
|---|---|
| you | afferrassi |
| he, she, it | afferrasse |
| we | afferrassimo |
| you (plural) | afferraste |
| they | afferrassero |
Imperative
| you | afferra |
|---|---|
| he, she, it | afferri |
| we | afferriamo |
| you (plural) | afferrate |
| they | afferrino |
Other forms
| infinitive | afferrare |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Bisogna afferrare il manico con due mani, sempre.You have to grab the handle with two hands, always.B1Di nuovo, per favore (9) — Again, please (9) (B1)
- Bisogna afferrare il bastone in mezzo, non in cima.You have to grab the stick in the middle, not at the top.B1Di nuovo, per favore (16) — Again, please (16) (B1)
- Bisogna afferrare la corda con due mani, non con una.You have to grab the rope with two hands, not one.B1Di nuovo, per favore (3) — Again, please (3) (B1)
Other ways to say it
- abbrancareto grasp or seize; to gather (animals) into a herd, flock or pack
- acchiappareto catch, to grab, to seize; to catch by surprise
- acciuffareto grab by the hair; to catch, to seize (a fugitive, an escapee, etc.)
- aggrapparsito cling (to)
- agguantareto catch, to grab; to hit
- appigliarsito cling; to grasp or seize
- approfittareto make use, to take advantage
- avvantaggiarsito take advantage (of)