Meaning
to knock
In a sentence
Ho bussato alla porta, ma nessuno ha risposto.
I knocked on the door, but nobody answered.
Puoi bussare più piano, per favore?
Can you knock more softly, please?
Per favore, bussa prima di entrare.
Please knock before coming in.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bussare | infinitive |
| bussiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| busso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| bussate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bussi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bussano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bussa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bussavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bussavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bussavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bussavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bussavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bussava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bussammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| bussai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| bussaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| bussasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| bussarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| bussò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| busseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| busserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| busserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| busserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| busseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| busserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| bussiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| bussi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| bussiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bussi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bussino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bussi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bussassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bussassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bussaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bussassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bussassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bussasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| busseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| busserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| bussereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| busseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| busserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| busserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bussiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| bussate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| bussa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| bussando | gerund |
| bussato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually intransitive: bussare alla porta / al vetro. Don’t say *bussare la porta for “knock on the door.”
- For “to beat/strike,” use colpire or picchiare, not bussare. Bussare is specifically knocking or tapping to get attention.
- With doors, suonare often means ringing the bell; bussare means knocking physically. Both can fit, but they are not identical.