Meaning
to kill, murder
In a sentence
Quel film mi ha ammazzato dalla paura.
That movie scared me to death.
Hai ammazzato tu quella zanzara in cucina?
Did you kill that mosquito in the kitchen?
Non ammazzare il ragno, portalo fuori.
Don't kill the spider, take it outside.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ammazzare | infinitive |
| ammazziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammazzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammazzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammazzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammazzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammazza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammazzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ammazzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ammazzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ammazzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ammazzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ammazzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ammazzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ammazzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ammazzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ammazzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ammazzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ammazzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ammazzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ammazzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ammazzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ammazzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ammazzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ammazzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ammazziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammazzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammazziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammazzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammazzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammazzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammazzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ammazzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ammazzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ammazzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ammazzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ammazzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ammazzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammazzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammazzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammazzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammazzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammazzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammazziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ammazzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ammazza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ammazzando | gerund |
| ammazzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Stronger and more colloquial than uccidere; avoid it in formal, legal, or newswriting unless quoting speech.
- Often used figuratively in speech: Mi ammazza di lavoro, Mi ammazzo dalle risate. Don’t always translate literally.
- Takes avere in compound tenses: ho ammazzato. Reflexive ammazzarsi also uses essere: si è ammazzato.