Meaning
to handcuff
- to put handcuffs on a person
In a sentence
Gli agenti hanno ammanettato il sospetto subito dopo l'inseguimento.
The officers handcuffed the suspect right after the chase.
Perché l'avete ammanettato se non opponeva alcuna resistenza?
Why did you handcuff him if he wasn't offering any resistance?
L'uomo è stato ammanettato e portato in questura per accertamenti.
The man was handcuffed and taken to police headquarters for questioning.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ammanettare | infinitive |
| ammanetto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammanetti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammanetta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammanettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammanettate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammanettano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammanettavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ammanettavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ammanettava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ammanettavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ammanettavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ammanettavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ammanettai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ammanettasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ammanettò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ammanettammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ammanettaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ammanettarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ammanetterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ammanetterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ammanetterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ammanetteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ammanetterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ammanetteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ammanetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammanetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammanetti |
Usage notes
- Very common in passive constructions in news reporting ('è stato ammanettato').