Meaning
to collapse
- to cave in
- to slump
- to give way
In a sentence
Dopo il terremoto, il muro è crollato.
After the earthquake, the wall collapsed.
Perché crolli così dopo il lavoro?
Why do you slump like that after work?
Non crollare adesso, manca solo un'ora.
Don't crash now, there's only one hour left.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| crollare | infinitive |
| crolliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| crollo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| crollate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| crolli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| crollano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| crolla | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| crollavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| crollavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| crollavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| crollavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| crollavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| crollava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| crollammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| crollai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| crollaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| crollasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| crollarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| crollò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| crolleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| crollerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| crollerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| crollerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| crolleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| crollerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| crolliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| crolli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| crolliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| crolli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| crollino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| crolli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| crollassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| crollassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| crollaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| crollassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| crollassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| crollasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| crolleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| crollerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| crollereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| crolleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| crollerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| crollerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| crolliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| crollate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| crolla | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| crollando | gerund |
| crollato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use essere in compound tenses: il ponte è crollato. With intransitive uses, past participles agree in gender and number.
- For buildings, bridges, prices, or morale, crollare is stronger than calare or diminuire; it suggests a sudden, dramatic drop.
- Don't use it for a person physically falling over; cadere is usual. Crollare often implies exhaustion or total failure instead.