Meaning
to decorate, to deck
- to decorate or deck out festive spaces, trees, or venues
In a sentence
A dicembre addobbiamo sempre l'albero di Natale in salotto.
In December we always decorate the Christmas tree in the living room.
Hanno addobbato la sala con festoni colorati per la festa.
They decorated the hall with colourful streamers for the party.
Chi ti aiuterà ad addobbare il giardino per il matrimonio?
Who will help you decorate the garden for the wedding?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| addobbare | infinitive |
| addobbo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| addobbi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| addobba | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| addobbiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| addobbate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| addobbano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| addobbavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| addobbavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| addobbava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| addobbavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| addobbavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| addobbavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| addobbai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| addobbasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| addobbò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| addobbammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| addobbaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| addobbarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| addobberò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| addobberai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| addobberà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| addobberemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| addobberete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| addobberanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| addobbi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| addobbi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| addobbi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| addobbiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| addobbiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| addobbino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| addobbassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| addobbassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| addobbasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| addobbassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| addobbaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| addobbassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| addobberei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| addobberesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| addobberebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| addobberemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| addobbereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| addobberebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| addobba | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| addobbiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| addobbate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| addobbando | gerund |
| addobbato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Used specifically for festive, celebratory decorations (e.g., Christmas tree, party hall).
- Use 'decorare' or 'arredare' for everyday interior design or furnishing.