Daily Verb Lesson: Italian for scratch is graffiare
The Italian verb for scratch is the irregular -ARE verb graffiare.... imagine scratching a GRAPH.
Graffiare can also mean: to scrape.
Related words include:
- graffiarsi (vr) : to get scratched; to scratch each other.
- graffiante (adj) : scathing, biting (irony).
- (farsi un) graffio (nm) : (to get a) scratch.
These verbs ending in -iare are irregular because they drop the ii to i in the Present and Present Subjunctive tenses. Verbs conjugated in this way include : assediare, cambiare, annaffiare, espropriare, finanziare, gonfiare, graffiare, mischiare.
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Imagine scratching a GRAPH!
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Presente scratch |
graffio | graffi | graffia | graffiamo | graffiate | graffiano |
| Past Imperfect Imperfetto scratched |
graffiavo | graffiavi | graffiava | graffiavamo | graffiavate | graffiavano |
| Simple Past Passato remoto scratched |
graffiai | graffiasti | graffiò | graffiammo | graffiaste | graffiarono |
| Future Futuro semplice will scratch |
graffierò | graffierai | graffierà | graffieremo | graffierete | graffieranno |
| Conditional Condizionale would scratch |
graffierei | graffieresti | graffierebbe | graffieremmo | graffiereste | graffierebbero |
| Subjunctive Congiuntivo Presente may scratch |
graffi | graffi | graffi | graffiamo | graffiate | graffino |
| Present Perfect Passato Prossimo have scratched |
ho graffiato | hai graffiato | ha graffiato | abbiamo graffiato | avete graffiato | hanno graffiato |
| Past Perfect Trapassato Prossimo had scratched |
avevo graffiato | avevi graffiato | aveva graffiato | avevamo graffiato | avevate graffiato | avevano graffiato |
| Future Perfect Futuro Anteriore will have scratched |
avrò graffiato | avrai graffiato | avrà graffiato | avremo graffiato | avrete graffiato | avranno graffiato |
| Conditional Perfect Condizionale Passato would have scratched |
avrei graffiato | avresti graffiato | avrebbe graffiato | avremmo graffiato | avreste graffiato | avrebbero graffiato |
| Perfect Subjunctive Congiuntivo Passato may have scratched |
abbia graffiato | abbia graffiato | abbia graffiato | abbiamo graffiato | abbiate graffiato | abbiano graffiato |
| Imperative Imperativo scratch! |
graffia! non graffiare! |
(non) graffi! | (non) graffiamo! | (non) graffiate! | (non) graffino! | |
✔ Graffiare is an irregular -ARE verb, these being the most common verbs in Italian.
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