Meaning
to defecate
- to discharge feces from the bowels
In a sentence
Il medico gli ha chiesto se avesse dolore nel defecare.
The doctor asked him if he had pain when defecating.
Il paziente non riesce a defecare da più di tre giorni.
The patient has been unable to defecate for more than three days.
È importante pulire subito la lettiera quando il gatto ha defecato.
It is important to clean the litter box promptly once the cat has defecated.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| defecare | infinitive |
| defeco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| defechi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| defeca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| defechiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| defecate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| defecano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| defecavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| defecavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| defecava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| defecavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| defecavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| defecavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| defecai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| defecasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| defecò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| defecammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| defecaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| defecarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| defecherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| defecherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| defecherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| defecheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| defecherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| defecheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| defechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| defechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| defechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| defechiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| defechiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| defechino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| defecassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| defecassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| defecasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| defecassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| defecaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| defecassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| defecherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| defecheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| defecherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| defecheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| defechereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| defecherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| defeca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| defechiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| defecate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| defecando | gerund |
| defecato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: formal and clinical term; everyday speech uses softer or colloquial expressions like 'andare di corpo'.
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary verb.