Meaning
to sew
In a sentence
Mia nonna sa cucire molto bene a mano.
My grandmother can sew very well by hand.
Hai cucito il bottone sulla mia camicia?
Did you sew the button onto my shirt?
Non so cucire, ma posso provarci stasera.
I can't sew, but I can try tonight.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cucire | infinitive |
| cuciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| cucio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| cucite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cuci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cuciono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cuce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cucivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| cucivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| cucivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| cucivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| cucivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| cuciva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| cucimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| cucii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| cuciste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| cucisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| cucirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| cucì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| cuciremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| cucirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| cucirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| cucirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| cuciranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| cucirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| cuciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| cucia | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| cuciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cucia | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cuciano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cucia | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cucissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| cucissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| cuciste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| cucissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| cucissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| cucisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| cuciremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| cucirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| cucireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cuciresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cucirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cucirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cuciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| cucite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| cuci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| cucendo | gerund |
| cucito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use cucire for sewing with needle/thread. For surgical stitching, Italians often say suturare or mettere i punti.
- It usually takes avere in compound tenses: ho cucito. Past participle is cucito, not cucito/a unless agreeing as an adjective.
- Cucire can be transitive or intransitive: cucire un bottone, but also so cucire bene.
- present: cucio, cuci, cuce, cuciamo, cucite, cuciono