Meaning
to land
- to land, to touch down
- to knock down, to tackle
In a sentence
Il vento forte ha fatto atterrare l'aereo in ritardo.
The strong wind made the plane land late.
Il volo per Roma è atterrato in perfetto orario.
The flight to Rome landed right on time.
Lo hai visto atterrare dopo il salto?
Did you see him land after the jump?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| atterrare | infinitive |
| atterriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| atterro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| atterrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| atterri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| atterrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| atterra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| atterravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| atterravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| atterravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| atterravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| atterravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| atterrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| atterrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| atterrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| atterraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| atterrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| atterrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| atterrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| atterreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| atterrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| atterrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| atterrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| atterreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| atterrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| atterriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| atterri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| atterriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| atterri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| atterrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| atterri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| atterrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| atterrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| atterraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| atterrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| atterrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| atterrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| atterreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| atterrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| atterrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| atterreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| atterrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| atterrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| atterriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| atterrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| atterra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| atterrando | gerund |
| atterrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For planes, use intransitive atterrare with essere in compound tenses: l’aereo è atterrato. Don’t use avere unless there is a direct object.
- For people, say atterrare qualcuno when you physically knock them down. Don’t confuse it with arrivare, which just means to arrive.
- In sports, atterrare is used for the landing itself: atterrare bene/male. More common than generic arrivare a terra in this context.