Meaning
to bark
- To make the characteristic short, loud sound of a dog.
- Figuratively, to shout or snap at someone angrily.
In a sentence
Il cane del vicino abbaia tutta la notte.
The neighbor's dog barks all night.
Perché il cucciolo comincia ad abbaiare adesso?
Why is the puppy starting to bark now?
Il cane non ha abbaiato quando siamo entrati in casa.
The dog did not bark when we entered the house.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| abbaiare | infinitive |
| abbaio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| abbai | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abbaia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abbaiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| abbaiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abbaiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abbaiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| abbaiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| abbaiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| abbaiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| abbaiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| abbaiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| abbaiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| abbaiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| abbaiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| abbaiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| abbaiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| abbaiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| abbaierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| abbaierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| abbaierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| abbaieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| abbaierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| abbaieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| abbai | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| abbai | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abbai | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abbaiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| abbaiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abbaino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abbaiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| abbaiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| abbaiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| abbaiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| abbaiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| abbaiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| abbaierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| abbaieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abbaierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abbaieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| abbaiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abbaierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abbaia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| abbaiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| abbaiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| abbaiando | gerund |
| abbaiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses: 'il cane ha abbaiato'.
- A common proverb is 'can che abbaia non morde' (barking dogs seldom bite).