Meaning
to pile up, amass
- to gather or stack large quantities of things in one place
- to accumulate wealth, provisions, or resources over time
In a sentence
Hanno ammassato vecchi mobili e scatoloni nel seminterrato.
They piled up old furniture and boxes in the basement.
Perché ammassi così tante riviste se non le leggi mai?
Why do you hoard so many magazines if you never read them?
L'imprenditore non intendeva solo ammassare ricchezze, ma creare posti di lavoro.
The entrepreneur did not intend only to amass wealth, but to create jobs.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ammassare | infinitive |
| ammasso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammassi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammassa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammassiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammassate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammassano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammassavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ammassavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ammassava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ammassavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ammassavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ammassavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ammassai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ammassasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ammassò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ammassammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ammassaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ammassarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ammasserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ammasserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ammasserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ammasseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ammasserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ammasseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ammassi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammassi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammassi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammassiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammassiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammassino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammassassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ammassassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ammassasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ammassassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ammassaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ammassassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ammasserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammasseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammasserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammasseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammassereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammasserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammassa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ammassiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ammassate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ammassando | gerund |
| ammassato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Uses 'avere' in active tenses. The reflexive 'ammassarsi' means 'to crowd together'.