picchiare
A2#1,535Hear it
verb
- to beat, to hit, to thrash, to hammer
- to strike, to bang, to pat, to tap
- to beat, to knock, to thump, to tap, to bang
- to insist
- to pound, throb
Forms
Present
| I | picchio |
|---|---|
| you | picchi |
| he, she, it | picchia |
| we | picchiamo |
| you (plural) | picchiate |
| they | picchiano |
Imperfect
| I | picchiavo |
|---|---|
| you | picchiavi |
| he, she, it | picchiava |
| we | picchiavamo |
| you (plural) | picchiavate |
| they | picchiavano |
Past historic
| I | picchiai |
|---|---|
| you | picchiasti |
| he, she, it | picchiò |
| we | picchiammo |
| you (plural) | picchiaste |
| they | picchiarono |
Future
| I | picchierò |
|---|---|
| you | picchierai |
| he, she, it | picchierà |
| we | picchieremo |
| you (plural) | picchierete |
| they | picchieranno |
Conditional
| I | picchierei |
|---|---|
| you | picchieresti |
| he, she, it | picchierebbe |
| we | picchieremmo |
| you (plural) | picchiereste |
| they | picchierebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | picchi |
|---|---|
| you | picchi |
| he, she, it | picchi |
| we | picchiamo |
| you (plural) | picchiate |
| they | picchino |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | picchiassi |
|---|---|
| you | picchiassi |
| he, she, it | picchiasse |
| we | picchiassimo |
| you (plural) | picchiaste |
| they | picchiassero |
Imperative
| you | picchia |
|---|---|
| he, she, it | picchi |
| we | picchiamo |
| you (plural) | picchiate |
| they | picchino |
Other forms
| infinitive | picchiare |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- I ragazzi hanno picchiato il tamburo fino a mezzanotte.The boys beat the drum until midnight.A2Di nuovo, per favore (5) — Again, please (5) (A2)
- La grandine ha picchiato sul tetto per venti minuti.The hail beat down on the roof for twenty minutes.A2Di nuovo, per favore (9) — Again, please (9) (A2)
- Malpelo lo picchia, ma lo protegge anche dagli altri.Malpelo hits him, but he also protects him from the others.A2Rosso Malpelo
Other ways to say it
- battereto beat, to strike, to hit; to beat (to move with pulsation)
- bussareto knock; in the game of tressette, to request that one's partner follow suit by rapping on the table (with the knuckles or the card in question)
- insistereto insist on something; to harp on; to persist in doing something; to persevere in
- percuotereto strike, to hit, to beat; to afflict, to torment
- sbattereto beat; to bump hard into
- urtareto hit or strike; to bump (into) or knock (against)