Meaning
to fit, to put on
- to put on shoes, boots, or gloves
- to fit well or properly (of footwear or clothing)
- figuratively, to suit perfectly or apply accurately
In a sentence
Questo abito nuovo ti calza davvero a pennello.
This new dress fits you like a glove.
Il cavaliere calzò gli stivali prima di montare in sella.
The rider put on his boots before getting onto the saddle.
La definizione proposta da Marco non calza con la realtà dei fatti.
The definition proposed by Marco does not fit the reality of the facts.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| calzare | infinitive |
| calzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| calzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| calza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| calziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| calzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| calzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| calzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| calzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| calzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| calzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| calzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| calzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| calzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| calzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| calzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| calzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| calzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| calzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| calzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| calzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| calzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| calzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| calzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| calzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| calzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| calzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| calzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| calziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| calziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| calzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| calzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| calzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| calzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| calzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| calzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| calzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| calzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| calzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| calzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| calzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| calzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| calzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| calza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| calziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| calzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| calzando | gerund |
| calzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' both when transitive (calzare le scarpe) and intransitive (le scarpe calzano bene).
- The idiom 'calzare a pennello' means to fit like a glove or suit something perfectly.