Meaning
to bend; to turn
- To bend or cause something to have a curved shape.
- To steer or make a turn while driving or walking.
- Reflexively (curvarsi), to stoop or bend down.
In a sentence
Devi curvare a sinistra al prossimo incrocio.
You need to turn left at the next intersection.
L'auto viaggiava troppo veloce e non è riuscita a curvare.
The car was traveling too fast and couldn't make the turn.
Non curvare la schiena mentre sei seduto alla scrivania.
Don't slouch your back while you are sitting at the desk.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| curvare | infinitive |
| curvo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| curvi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| curva | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| curviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| curvate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| curvano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| curvavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| curvavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| curvava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| curvavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| curvavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| curvavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| curvai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| curvasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| curvò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| curvammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| curvaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| curvarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| curverò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| curverai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| curverà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| curveremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| curverete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| curveranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| curvi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| curvi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| curvi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| curviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| curviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| curvino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| curvassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| curvassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| curvasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| curvassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| curvaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| curvassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| curverei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| curveresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| curverebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| curveremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| curvereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| curverebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| curva | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| curviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| curvate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| curvando | gerund |
| curvato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' when transitive; when used intransitively to mean 'to take a turn', it also takes 'avere'.