Meaning
to captivate, bewitch
- to charm, captivate, or fascinate someone deeply
- to cast a spell upon someone (literary)
In a sentence
La cantante sa ammaliare il pubblico con la sua voce.
The singer knows how to captivate the audience with her voice.
Siamo rimasti ammaliati dalla bellezza di quel borgo antico.
We were captivated by the beauty of that ancient village.
Il suo sguardo ammalia chiunque lo incontri.
His gaze bewitches anyone who meets him.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ammaliare | infinitive |
| ammalio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammali | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammalia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammaliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammaliate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammaliano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammaliavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ammaliavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ammaliava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ammaliavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ammaliavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ammaliavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ammaliai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ammaliasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ammaliò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ammaliammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ammaliaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ammaliarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ammalierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ammalierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ammalierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ammalieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ammalierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ammalieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ammali | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammali | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammali | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammaliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammaliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammalino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammaliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ammaliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ammaliasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ammaliassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ammaliaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ammaliassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ammalierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammalieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammalierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammalieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammaliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammalierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammalia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ammaliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ammaliate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ammaliando | gerund |
| ammaliato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Direct transitive verb taking direct object pronouns ('lo ammalia').
- Forms regular -are conjugations; drops the unstressed 'i' before endings in -i (e.g. 'tu ammali').