Meaning
to flood, inundate
- To cover or fill an area completely with water.
- To cause excessive water to overflow into a room or street.
In a sentence
La forte pioggia di ieri ha allagato diverse strade del centro.
Yesterday's heavy rain flooded several downtown streets.
Chiudi il rubinetto prima di allagare tutto il bagno!
Turn off the tap before you flood the entire bathroom!
Il fiume è esondato e ha allagato i campi vicini.
The river overflowed and flooded the nearby fields.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| allagare | infinitive |
| allago | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| allaghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allaga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allaghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| allagate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allagano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allagavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| allagavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| allagava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| allagavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| allagavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| allagavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| allagai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| allagasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| allagò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| allagammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| allagaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| allagarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| allagherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| allagherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| allagherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| allagheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| allagherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| allagheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| allaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| allaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allaghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| allaghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allaghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allagassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| allagassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| allagasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| allagassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| allagaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| allagassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| allagherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| allagheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allagherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allagheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| allaghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allagherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allaga | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| allaghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| allagate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| allagando | gerund |
| allagato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In transitive use it takes 'avere'; the reflexive or intransitive pronominal 'allagarsi' takes 'essere'.