Meaning
to turn on, arouse
- to arouse sexually, to turn on
- reflexively (arraparsi), to get turned on or horny
In a sentence
Quel tipo di profumo lo arrapa tantissimo.
That kind of perfume really turns him on.
Mi ha detto francamente che quella scena lo ha arrapato.
He told me frankly that that scene turned him on.
Dice che non si arrapa facilmente con i film romantici.
He says he doesn't easily get turned on by romantic movies.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| arrapare | infinitive |
| arrapo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| arrapi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arrapa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arrapiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| arrapate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arrapano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arrapavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arrapavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arrapava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arrapavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arrapavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arrapavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arrapai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| arrapasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| arrapò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| arrapammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| arrapaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| arraparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| arraperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| arraperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| arraperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| arraperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| arraperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| arraperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| arrapi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| arrapi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arrapi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arrapiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| arrapiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arrapino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arrapassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arrapassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arrapasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arrapassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arrapaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arrapassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arraperei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| arraperesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arraperebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arraperemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| arrapereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arraperebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arrapa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| arrapiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| arrapate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| arrapando | gerund |
| arrapato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Vulgar: avoid in polite company.
- The past participle 'arrapato' is frequently used as an adjective meaning 'horny'.