Meaning
to dent, bruise
- to dent, crush, or deform by impact or pressure
- to bruise fruit or soft items by mishandling
In a sentence
Ho fatto manovra male e ho ammaccato lo sportello dell'auto.
I manoeuvred badly and dented the car door.
Fai attenzione a non ammaccare le pesche dentro la borsa.
Be careful not to bruise the peaches inside the bag.
La pentola è caduta a terra ma non si è ammaccata affatto.
The pot fell on the floor but didn't get dented at all.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ammaccare | infinitive |
| ammacco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammacchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammacca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammacchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammaccate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammaccano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammaccavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ammaccavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ammaccava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ammaccavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ammaccavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ammaccavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ammaccai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ammaccasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ammaccò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ammaccammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ammaccaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ammaccarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ammaccherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ammaccherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ammaccherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ammaccheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ammaccherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ammaccheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ammacchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammacchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammacchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammacchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammacchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammacchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammaccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ammaccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ammaccasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ammaccassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ammaccaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ammaccassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ammacchierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammacchieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammacchierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammacchieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammacchiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammacchierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammacca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ammacchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ammaccate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ammaccando | gerund |
| ammaccato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Spelling note: inserts an 'h' before 'e' or 'i' to preserve the hard /k/ sound (ammacchi, ammacchiamo).
- The reflexive 'ammaccarsi' means 'to get dented' or 'to get bruised'.