Meaning
to attack, assail
- to savage
In a sentence
Un cane ha assalito il postino stamattina.
A dog attacked the mailman this morning.
Perché vuoi assalire subito chi non è d'accordo?
Why do you want to attack anyone who disagrees right away?
Non assalire tuo fratello per un gioco.
Don't attack your brother over a game.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| assalire | infinitive |
| assaliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| assalgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| assalite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assali | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assalgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assale | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assalivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assalivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assalivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assalivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assalivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assaliva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assalimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| assalii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| assaliste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| assalisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| assalirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| assalì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| assaliremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| assalirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| assalirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| assalirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| assaliranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| assalirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| assaliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| assalga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| assaliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assalga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assalgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assalga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assalissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assalissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assaliste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assalissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assalissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assalisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assaliremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| assalirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| assalireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assaliresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assalirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assalirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assaliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| assalite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| assali | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| assalendo | gerund |
| assalito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Stronger and more vivid than attaccare; often suggests a sudden, overwhelming attack, physical or figurative.
- Common in figurative uses with emotions or thoughts: mi assale un dubbio, la paura lo assale.
- Transitive verb; use avere in compound tenses: ha assalito, not essere assalito unless passive.
- present: assalgo, assali, assale, assaliamo, assalite, assalgono