Meaning
to croak, die; crack
- to die (blunt or crude for humans, informal for animals)
- to crack, split, or burst under pressure
- to suffer intensely from an emotion or physical condition (in idioms)
In a sentence
Quel film comico mi ha fatto crepare dal ridere.
That comedy movie made me die laughing.
Siamo tornati a casa tardi e stavamo crepando di fame.
We got home late and were starving to death.
Con questo freddo improvviso, il vecchio vaso di terracotta è crepato.
With this sudden cold, the old terracotta pot cracked.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| crepare | infinitive |
| crepo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| crepi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| crepa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| crepiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| crepate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| crepano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| crepavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| crepavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| crepava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| crepavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| crepavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| crepavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| crepai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| crepasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| crepò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| crepammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| crepaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| creparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| creperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| creperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| creperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| creperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| creperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| creperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| crepi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| crepi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| crepi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| crepiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| crepiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| crepino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| crepassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| crepassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| crepasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| crepassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| crepaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| crepassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| creperei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| creperesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| creperebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| creperemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| crepereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| creperebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| crepa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| crepiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| crepate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| crepando | gerund |
| crepato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: can sound harsh or callous when referring to human death; use 'morire' in polite contexts.
- Takes 'essere' when meaning 'to crack' or 'to die', but 'avere' in idioms like 'crepare di fame/sete'.