Meaning
to sharpen
- to make the edge or point of an instrument sharp
In a sentence
Il cuoco affila sempre i coltelli prima di iniziare a lavorare.
The chef always sharpens the knives before starting to work.
Devi affilare bene questa lama per tagliare il cuoio.
You need to sharpen this blade well to cut the leather.
Non affilare quel coltello da solo se non sai come fare.
Don't sharpen that knife on your own if you don't know how to do it.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| affilare | infinitive |
| affilo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| affili | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affila | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affiliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| affilate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affilano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affilavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affilavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affilava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affilavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affilavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affilavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affilai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| affilasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| affilò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| affilammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| affilaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| affilarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| affilerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| affilerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| affilerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| affileremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| affilerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| affileranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| affili | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| affili | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affili | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affiliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| affiliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affilino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affilassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affilassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affilasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affilassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affilaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affilassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affilerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| affileresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affilerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affileremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| affilereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affilerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affila | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| affiliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| affilate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| affilando | gerund |
| affilato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Past participle 'affilato' is very commonly used as an adjective meaning 'sharp' or 'chiseled'.