Meaning
to drown
- to die from suffocation in water or other liquid; to kill someone this way
- to submerge or drench food in liquid (culinary)
In a sentence
Il bagnino ha salvato un ragazzo che stava per affogare.
The lifeguard saved a boy who was about to drown.
Non allontanarti dalla riva se non vuoi affogare!
Don't go far from shore if you don't want to drown!
Durante la tempesta due pescatori sono affogati.
During the storm two fishermen drowned.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| affogare | infinitive |
| affogo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| affoghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affoga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affoghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| affogate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affogano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affogavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affogavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affogava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affogavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affogavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affogavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affogai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| affogasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| affogò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| affogammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| affogaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| affogarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| affogherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| affogherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| affogherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| affogheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| affogherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| affogheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| affoghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| affoghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affoghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affoghiamo |
Usage notes
- Intransitive use takes 'essere' (è affogato). Transitive use takes 'avere' (ha affogato qualcuno).
- Synonym of 'annegare'. 'Affogare' is more colloquial and very common in figurative and culinary uses (e.g. 'gelato affogato al caffè').