beccare
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verb
- to peck
- to peck upto pick up with the beck, in order to eat; of a bird
- to eat
- (of an insect, etc.) to sting or bite
- to provoke
Forms
Present
| I | becco |
|---|---|
| you | becchi |
| he, she, it | becca |
| we | becchiamo |
| you (plural) | beccate |
| they | beccano |
Imperfect
| I | beccavo |
|---|---|
| you | beccavi |
| he, she, it | beccava |
| we | beccavamo |
| you (plural) | beccavate |
| they | beccavano |
Past historic
| I | beccai |
|---|---|
| you | beccasti |
| he, she, it | beccò |
| we | beccammo |
| you (plural) | beccaste |
| they | beccarono |
Future
| I | beccherò |
|---|---|
| you | beccherai |
| he, she, it | beccherà |
| we | beccheremo |
| you (plural) | beccherete |
| they | beccheranno |
Conditional
| I | beccherei |
|---|---|
| you | beccheresti |
| he, she, it | beccherebbe |
| we | beccheremmo |
| you (plural) | becchereste |
| they | beccherebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | becchi |
|---|---|
| you | becchi |
| he, she, it | becchi |
| we | becchiamo |
| you (plural) | becchiate |
| they | becchino |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | beccassi |
|---|---|
| you | beccassi |
| he, she, it | beccasse |
| we | beccassimo |
| you (plural) | beccaste |
| they | beccassero |
Imperative
| you | becca |
|---|---|
| he, she, it | becchi |
| we | becchiamo |
| you (plural) | beccate |
| they | becchino |
Other forms
| infinitive | beccare |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Mia madre mi becca ogni volta che prendo un biscotto.My mother catches me every time I take a biscuit.A2Di nuovo, per favore (7) — Again, please (7) (A2)
- La polizia ha beccato il ladro mentre saltava dalla finestra.The police caught the thief as he was jumping out of the window.A2Di nuovo, per favore (1) — Again, please (1) (A2)
- Il gatto becca sempre il momento in cui apro il frigorifero.The cat always catches the moment when I open the fridge.A2Di nuovo, per favore (4) — Again, please (4) (A2)
Other ways to say it
- acquistareto buy or purchase; to acquire
- colpireto hit, strike, smite; to affect
- mangiareto eat; to tuck in, to start to eat
- ottenereto obtain, to achieve, to gain (something desired); to obtain, to get (a result)
- provocareto cause (an incident, etc.); to provoke
- pungereto prick; to sting, bite (of an insect, etc.)
- punzecchiareto prick or prickle; to tease or needle
- strappareto remove violently, to snatch; to force (someone) away (from)