Meaning
to plough, till
- to turn up the earth with a plough before sowing seeds
- to furrow or mark deeply (figurative)
In a sentence
Il contadino ha iniziato ad arare il campo la mattina presto.
The farmer started ploughing the field early in the morning.
Bisogna arare il terreno prima che arrivino le gelate invernali.
The ground must be ploughed before the winter frosts arrive.
Il trattore arava la terra umida sollevando zolle scure.
The tractor was ploughing the damp earth, kicking up dark clods.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| arare | infinitive |
| aro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ari | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ara | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ariamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| arate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| aravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| aravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| aravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| aravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| arasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| arò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| arammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| araste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ararono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| arerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| arerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| arerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| areremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| arerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| areranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ari | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ari | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ari | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ariamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ariate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| araste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| areresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| areremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| arereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ara | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ariamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| arate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| arando | gerund |
| arato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere'. Regular first-conjugation (-are) verb.