Meaning
to pair, to mate
- to pair, connect, or match two things or people together
- to mate (used reflexively as 'accoppiarsi' for animals)
In a sentence
Gli uccelli si accoppiano all'inizio della primavera.
The birds mate at the beginning of spring.
Puoi accoppiare questo telecomando con il televisore?
Can you pair this remote control with the television?
Gli animali non si accoppiano quando si sentono minacciati.
The animals do not mate when they feel threatened.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| accoppiare | infinitive |
| accoppio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| accoppi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accoppia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accoppiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| accoppiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accoppiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accoppiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accoppiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accoppiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accoppiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accoppiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accoppiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accoppiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| accoppiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| accoppiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| accoppiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| accoppiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| accoppiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| accoppierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| accoppierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| accoppierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| accoppieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| accoppierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| accoppieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| accoppi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| accoppi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accoppi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accoppiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| accoppiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accoppino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accoppiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accoppiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accoppiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accoppiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accoppiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accoppiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accoppierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| accoppieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accoppierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accoppieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| accoppiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accoppierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accoppia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| accoppiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| accoppiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| accoppiando | gerund |
| accoppiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In the reflexive 'accoppiarsi', it refers to animals mating.
- Takes 'avere' in transitive senses, and 'essere' when used reflexively.