Meaning
to refine, hone
- to make finer, sharper, or more precise (skills, senses, tastes)
- to age or mature cheese or wine to enhance its qualities
In a sentence
Ha studiato all'estero per affinare le sue abilità culinarie.
He studied abroad to hone his culinary skills.
Questo vino rosso deve affinarsi in botte per almeno due anni.
This red wine must age in barrels for at least two years.
Con la pratica quotidiana affinerai la tua pronuncia.
With daily practice, you will refine your pronunciation.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| affinare | infinitive |
| affino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| affini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affiniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| affinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| affinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| affinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| affinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| affinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| affinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| affinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| affinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| affinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| affineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| affinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| affineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| affini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| affini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affiniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| affiniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| affineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| affinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| affiniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| affinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| affinando | gerund |
| affinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Regular -are verb conjugated with 'avere'.
- The reflexive 'affinarsi' means 'to become refined or sharpened'.