Meaning
to catch; grab
- to catch, grab, or seize suddenly
- to nab or catch up with (a person or transport)
In a sentence
Il gatto ha cercato di acchiappare la lucertola sul muretto.
The cat tried to catch the lizard on the low wall.
Sbrigati, dobbiamo ancora acchiappare l'ultimo autobus per il centro!
Hurry up, we still need to catch the last bus to the city center!
Non siamo riusciti ad acchiappare il cane prima che scappasse.
We didn't manage to grab the dog before it ran away.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| acchiappare | infinitive |
| acchiappo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| acchiappi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| acchiappa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| acchiappiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| acchiappate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| acchiappano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| acchiappavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| acchiappavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| acchiappava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| acchiappavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| acchiappavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| acchiappavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| acchiappai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| acchiappasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| acchiappò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| acchiappammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| acchiappaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| acchiapparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| acchiapperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| acchiapperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| acchiapperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| acchiapperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| acchiapperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| acchiapperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| acchiappi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| acchiappi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| acchiappi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| acchiappiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| acchiappiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| acchiappino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| acchiappassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| acchiappassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| acchiappasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| acchiappassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| acchiappaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| acchiappassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| acchiapperei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| acchiapperesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| acchiapperebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| acchiapperemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| acchiappereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| acchiapperebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| acchiappa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| acchiappiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| acchiappate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| acchiappando | gerund |
| acchiappato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: common in spoken Italian instead of the more neutral 'afferrare' or 'prendere'.
- Often conveys the idea of seizing something elusive or moving quickly.