Meaning
to drown, to kill by drowning
- to drown
- to cause to drown
In a sentence
Il gatto è quasi annegato nella piscina.
The cat almost drowned in the pool.
Non far annegare le piante con troppa acqua.
Don't drown the plants with too much water.
Come ha fatto ad annegare nel lago?
How did he end up drowning in the lake?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| annegare | infinitive |
| anneghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| annego | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| annegate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| anneghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| annegano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| annega | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| annegavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| annegavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| annegavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| annegavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| annegavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| annegava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| annegammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| annegai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| annegaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| annegasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| annegarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| annegò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| annegheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| annegherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| annegherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| annegherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| annegheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| annegherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| anneghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| anneghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| anneghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| anneghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| anneghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| anneghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| annegassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| annegassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| annegaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| annegassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| annegassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| annegasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| annegheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| annegherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| anneghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| annegheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| annegherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| annegherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| anneghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| annegate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| annega | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| annegando | gerund |
| annegato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Transitive annegare takes avere: ha annegato il gatto. Intransitive usually takes essere: è annegato in mare.
- For accidental death, Italians often prefer morire annegato over simple annegare, especially in everyday speech.
- Do not confuse with affogare. Affogare is often broader: choking, suffocating, or figuratively being overwhelmed; annegare is specifically water-related.