Meaning
to fiddle, fumble
- To fiddle, tinker, or fumble with something, often clumsily or repetitively.
- To scheme, plot, or busy oneself secretively with something.
In a sentence
Ha armeggiato a lungo con le chiavi prima di aprire la porta.
He fiddled with the keys for a long time before opening the door.
Perché stai armeggiando con quell'orologio rotto?
Why are you tinkering with that broken watch?
Smettila di armeggiare inutilmente con il telecomando.
Stop fiddling pointlessly with the remote control.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| armeggiare | infinitive |
| armeggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| armeggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| armeggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| armeggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| armeggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| armeggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| armeggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| armeggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| armeggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| armeggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| armeggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| armeggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| armeggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| armeggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| armeggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| armeggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| armeggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| armeggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| armeggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| armeggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| armeggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| armeggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| armeggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| armeggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| armeggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| armeggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| armeggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| armeggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| armeggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| armeggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| armeggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| armeggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| armeggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| armeggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| armeggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| armeggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| armeggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| armeggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| armeggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| armeggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| armeggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| armeggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| armeggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| armeggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| armeggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| armeggiando | gerund |
| armeggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes the preposition 'con' when indicating the object being fiddled with ('armeggiare con la serratura').
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.