Meaning
to accumulate
- to store
In a sentence
Ho accumulato troppi vestiti nell'armadio quest'anno.
I’ve accumulated too many clothes in the closet this year.
Perché accumuli sempre file inutili sul telefono?
Why do you always accumulate useless files on your phone?
Non accumulare scatole vuote in garage, per favore.
Don’t store empty boxes in the garage, please.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| accumulare | infinitive |
| accumuliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| accumulo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| accumulate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accumuli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accumulano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accumula | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accumulavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accumulavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accumulavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accumulavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accumulavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accumulava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accumulammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| accumulai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| accumulaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| accumulasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| accumularono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| accumulò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| accumuleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| accumulerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| accumulerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| accumulerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| accumuleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| accumulerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| accumuliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| accumuli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| accumuliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accumuli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accumulino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accumuli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accumulassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accumulassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accumulaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accumulassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accumulassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accumulasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accumuleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| accumulerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| accumulereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accumuleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accumulerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accumulerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accumuliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| accumulate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| accumula | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| accumulando | gerund |
| accumulato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used for debts, delays, points, experience, or savings. For physically putting things away, prefer conservare, riporre, or immagazzinare.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses: ho accumulato debiti. Reflexive accumularsi is common for things building up on their own.
- More neutral and slightly formal than mettere da parte. In everyday speech, mettere da parte often sounds more natural for saving money.