Meaning
to hurry, to speed up
- to hasten, hurry up, speed up, quicken, rush
In a sentence
Devo affrettare i preparativi prima che arrivi Luca.
I need to speed up the preparations before Luca arrives.
Puoi affrettare un po' il passo?
Can you hurry up your pace a bit?
Non affrettare la risposta, pensa con calma.
Don't rush the answer, think calmly.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| affrettare | infinitive |
| affrettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| affretto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| affrettate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affretti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affrettano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affretta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affrettavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affrettavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affrettavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affrettavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affrettavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affrettava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affrettammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| affrettai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| affrettaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| affrettasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| affrettarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| affrettò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| affretteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| affretterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| affretterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| affretterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| affretteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| affretterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| affrettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| affretti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| affrettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affretti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affrettino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affretti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affrettassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affrettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affrettaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affrettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affrettassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affrettasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affretteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| affretterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| affrettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affretteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affretterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affretterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affrettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| affrettate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| affretta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| affrettando | gerund |
| affrettato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used reflexively: affrettarsi a + infinitive = to hurry to do something. Learners often forget the a.
- Transitive affrettare usually needs an object: affrettare i tempi, la decisione. For general 'go faster,' sbrigarsi or fare presto is more common.
- With the reflexive form, compound tenses take essere: si è affrettato / si sono affrettate, with past participle agreement.