Meaning
to climb
- to climb or scramble, almost always used pronominally (arrampicarsi)
- to practice rock climbing as a sport
In a sentence
Il gatto si è arrampicato sull'albero e non scende più.
The cat climbed up the tree and won't come down anymore.
Nel fine settimana andiamo ad arrampicare in falesia.
At the weekend we go rock climbing on the crag.
Perché ti arrampichi su quel muretto pericoloso?
Why are you climbing onto that dangerous wall?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| arrampicare | infinitive |
| arrampico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| arrampichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arrampica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arrampichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| arrampicate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arrampicano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arrampicavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arrampicavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arrampicava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arrampicavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arrampicavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arrampicavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arrampicai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| arrampicasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| arrampicò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| arrampicammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| arrampicaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| arrampicarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| arrampicherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| arrampicherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| arrampicherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| arrampicheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| arrampicherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| arrampicheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| arrampichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| arrampichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arrampichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arrampichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| arrampichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arrampichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arrampicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arrampicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arrampicasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arrampicassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arrampicaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arrampicassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arrampicherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| arrampicheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arrampicherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arrampicheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| arrampichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arrampicherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arrampica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| arrampichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| arrampicate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| arrampicando | gerund |
| arrampicato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Most frequently used in the reflexive/pronominal form 'arrampicarsi' (arrampicarsi su un albero).
- Takes 'essere' when pronominal (si è arrampicato), but 'avere' when used intransitively for climbing as a sport.