Meaning
to shit, pay attention to
- to defecate; to shit or crap
- to pay attention to or care about someone (especially in negative contexts)
In a sentence
Gli ho scritto tre messaggi, ma non mi caca proprio.
I wrote him three messages, but he completely ignores me.
Il cane ha cacato sul marciapiede davanti al portone.
The dog pooped on the sidewalk in front of the front door.
Perché nessuno caca le mie idee durante le riunioni?
Why does no one pay attention to my ideas during meetings?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cacare | infinitive |
| caco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| cachi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| caca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cachiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| cacate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cacano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cacavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| cacavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| cacava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| cacavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| cacavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| cacavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| cacai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| cacasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| cacò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| cacammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| cacaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| cacarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| cacherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| cacherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| cacherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| cacheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| cacherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| cacheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| cachi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| cachi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cachi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cachiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| cachiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cachino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cacassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| cacassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| cacasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| cacassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| cacaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| cacassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| cacherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| cacheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cacherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cacheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| cachereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cacherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| caca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| cachiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| cacate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| cacando | gerund |
| cacato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Vulgar: avoid in polite company.
- The spelling 'cagare' is equally common and standard in colloquial Italian.
- Often used in the negative idiom 'non cacare nessuno' meaning to completely ignore someone.