Meaning
to hum, to croon
- to sing softly or half-heartedly to oneself, or to hum a tune
In a sentence
Mio nonno canticchia sempre una vecchia canzone mentre cucina.
My grandfather always hums an old song while cooking.
Canticchiavi quel motivo sotto la doccia, vero?
You were humming that tune in the shower, weren't you?
Non canticchiare durante la lezione, per favore.
Don't hum during class, please.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| canticchiare | infinitive |
| canticchio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| canticchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| canticchia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| canticchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| canticchiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| canticchiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| canticchiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| canticchiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| canticchiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| canticchiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| canticchiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| canticchiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| canticchiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| canticchiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| canticchiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| canticchiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| canticchiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| canticchiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| canticchierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| canticchierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| canticchierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| canticchieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| canticchierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| canticchieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| canticchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| canticchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| canticchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| canticchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| canticchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| canticchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| canticchiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| canticchiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| canticchiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| canticchiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| canticchiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| canticchiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| canticchierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| canticchieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| canticchierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| canticchieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| canticchiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| canticchierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| canticchia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| canticchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| canticchiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| canticchiando | gerund |
| canticchiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formed with the diminutive suffix '-icchiare', implying casual, low-volume singing.