covare
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verb
- to brood, to incubatean egg) (keep an egg warm) (of a bird
- to brood, to protect, to foster
- to cultivate, to nurturean emotion, desire, etc.
- to remain unexpressed; to be bottled up
Forms
Present
| I | covo |
|---|---|
| you | covi |
| he, she, it | cova |
| we | coviamo |
| you (plural) | covate |
| they | covano |
Imperfect
| I | covavo |
|---|---|
| you | covavi |
| he, she, it | covava |
| we | covavamo |
| you (plural) | covavate |
| they | covavano |
Past historic
| I | covai |
|---|---|
| you | covasti |
| he, she, it | covò |
| we | covammo |
| you (plural) | covaste |
| they | covarono |
Future
| I | coverò |
|---|---|
| you | coverai |
| he, she, it | coverà |
| we | coveremo |
| you (plural) | coverete |
| they | coveranno |
Conditional
| I | coverei |
|---|---|
| you | coveresti |
| he, she, it | coverebbe |
| we | coveremmo |
| you (plural) | covereste |
| they | coverebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | covi |
|---|---|
| you | covi |
| he, she, it | covi |
| we | coviamo |
| you (plural) | coviate |
| they | covino |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | covassi |
|---|---|
| you | covassi |
| he, she, it | covasse |
| we | covassimo |
| you (plural) | covaste |
| they | covassero |
Imperative
| you | cova |
|---|---|
| he, she, it | covi |
| we | coviamo |
| you (plural) | covate |
| they | covino |
Other forms
| infinitive | covare |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- La gallina della nonna vuole covare le uova in cantina.The grandmother's hen wants to sit on its eggs in the cellar.B2Di nuovo, per favore (32) — Again, please (32) (B2)
- La gallina del collega vuole covare le uova sul balcone.Her flatmate's hen wants to sit on its eggs on the balcony.B2Di nuovo, per favore (21) — Again, please (21) (B2)
- Un piccione continua a covare le uova sul davanzale della cucina.A pigeon keeps sitting on its eggs on the kitchen windowsill.B2Di nuovo, per favore (10) — Again, please (10) (B2)