Meaning
to note down, pin
- To fasten or attach with pins or a brooch.
- To sharpen a point (pencil, stake).
- As reflexive/pronominal (appuntarsi): to jot down or make a note of something.
In a sentence
Mi sono appuntato il suo indirizzo sul taccuino per non dimenticarlo.
I jotted down his address in my notebook so I wouldn't forget it.
La sarta ha appuntato l'orlo del vestito con degli spilli.
The dressmaker pinned the hem of the dress with some pins.
Perché non ti appunti la data della riunione nel calendario?
Why don't you note down the meeting date in your calendar?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| appuntare | infinitive |
| appunto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| appunti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appunta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appuntiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| appuntate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appuntano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appuntavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appuntavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appuntava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appuntavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appuntavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appuntavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| appuntai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| appuntasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| appuntò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| appuntammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| appuntaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| appuntarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| appunterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| appunterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| appunterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| appunteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| appunterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| appunteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| appunti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| appunti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appunti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appuntiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| appuntiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appuntino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appuntassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appuntassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appuntasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appuntassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appuntaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appuntassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| appunterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| appunteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appunterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appunteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| appuntereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appunterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appunta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| appuntiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| appuntate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| appuntando | gerund |
| appuntato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In the meaning 'to write down', it is very often pronominal: 'appuntarsi qualcosa'.
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses when transitive, 'essere' when pronominal/reflexive.