Meaning
to tire, strain
- to make someone tired or wear them out
- to strain, overwork, or put physical stress on an organ or muscle
- (reflexive affaticarsi) to exhaust oneself or exert great effort
In a sentence
Leggere con poca luce affatica inutilmente gli occhi.
Reading in poor light strains your eyes unnecessarily.
Il medico mi ha consigliato di non affaticarmi troppo.
The doctor advised me not to overexert myself.
Dopo la corsa sembrava visibilmente affaticato.
After the run, he looked visibly fatigued.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| affaticare | infinitive |
| affatico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| affatichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affatica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affatichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| affaticate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affaticano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affaticavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affaticavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affaticava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affaticavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affaticavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affaticavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affaticai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| affaticasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| affaticò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| affaticammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| affaticaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| affaticarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| affaticherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| affaticherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| affaticherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| affaticheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| affaticherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| affaticheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| affatichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| affatichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affatichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affatichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| affatichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affatichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affaticassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affaticassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affaticasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affaticassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affaticaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affaticassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affaticherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| affaticheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affaticherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affaticheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| affatichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affaticherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affatica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| affatichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| affaticate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| affaticando | gerund |
| affaticato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Adds an 'h' before 'e' or 'i' to preserve the hard /k/ sound (e.g., 'affatichi', 'affaticherò').
- The past participle 'affaticato' is commonly used as an adjective meaning 'tired' or 'worn out'.