Meaning
to slice
- to cut into thin pieces or slices (bread, meat, vegetables)
In a sentence
Puoi affettare il pane mentre io preparo la tavola?
Can you slice the bread while I set the table?
Ho affettato le zucchine molto sottili per la teglia.
I sliced the courgettes very thinly for the baking tray.
Non affettare il prosciutto adesso, altrimenti si secca.
Don't slice the prosciutto now, otherwise it will dry out.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| affettare | infinitive |
| affetto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| affetti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affetta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| affettate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affettano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affettavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affettavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affettava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affettavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affettavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affettavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affettai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| affettasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| affettò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| affettammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| affettaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| affettarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| affetterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| affetterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| affetterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| affetteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| affetterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| affetteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| affetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| affetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| affettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affettino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affettasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affettassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affettaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affettassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affetterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| affetteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affetterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affetteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| affettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affetterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affetta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| affettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| affettate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| affettando | gerund |
| affettato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Comes from 'fetta' (slice). Contrast with 'tagliare' (to cut in general).