Meaning
to saddle with, to palm off
- To assign or pass off something unwanted onto someone (a chore, a debt, a fault).
- To bestow a nickname or label on someone, often mockingly.
In a sentence
Hanno cercato di affibbiarmi quel vecchio computer difettoso.
They tried to palm that old, defective computer off on me.
A scuola i compagni gli avevano affibbiato un nomignolo ridicolo.
At school his classmates had stuck him with a ridiculous nickname.
Non puoi affibbiare a me la colpa dei tuoi errori.
You cannot pin the blame for your mistakes on me.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| affibbiare | infinitive |
| affibbio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| affibbi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affibbia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affibbiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| affibbiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affibbiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affibbiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affibbiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affibbiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affibbiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affibbiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affibbiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affibbiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| affibbiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| affibbiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| affibbiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| affibbiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| affibbiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| affibbierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| affibbierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| affibbierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| affibbieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| affibbierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| affibbieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| affibbi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| affibbi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affibbi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affibbiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| affibbiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affibbino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affibbiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affibbiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affibbiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affibbiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affibbiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affibbiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affibbierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| affibbieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affibbierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affibbieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| affibbiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affibbierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affibbia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| affibbiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| affibbiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| affibbiando | gerund |
| affibbiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes direct object for the burden/label and indirect object (a + noun) for the recipient.
- Very common in informal language with 'soprannome' (nickname) or 'colpa' (blame).