Meaning
to fall ill, get sick
- (ammalarsi) to fall ill, to get sick
- to make someone ill, to sicken
In a sentence
Marco si è ammalato e oggi non viene a scuola.
Marco got sick and isn't coming to school today.
Ti ha ammalato davvero tutta quella pioggia?
Did all that rain really make you sick?
Non voglio ammalare nessuno con questo virus.
I don't want to make anyone sick with this virus.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ammalare | infinitive |
| ammaliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammalo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammalate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammali | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammalano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammala | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammalavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ammalavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ammalavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ammalavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ammalavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ammalava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ammalammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ammalai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ammalaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ammalasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ammalarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ammalò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ammaleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ammalerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ammalerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ammalerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ammaleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ammalerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ammaliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammali | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammaliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammali | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammalino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammali | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammalassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ammalassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ammalaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ammalassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ammalassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ammalasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ammaleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammalerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammalereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammaleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammalerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammalerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammaliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ammalate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ammala | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ammalando | gerund |
| ammalato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More common intransitively as ammalarsi: mi sono ammalato = I got sick. The transitive ammalare is less common in everyday speech.
- Use fare ammalare for 'make someone sick' in many contexts; ammalare sounds more direct and often more serious.
- Ammalarsi takes essere in compound tenses: si è ammalata, si sono ammalati, with past participle agreement.