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drogare

/droˈɡaːre/verbB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 25,361

Meaning

to drug; take drugs

  • to administer drugs or narcotics to someone without consent
  • (reflexive, drogarsi) to use illegal drugs habitually

In a sentence

Qualcuno ha tentato di drogare il bicchiere della ragazza.

Someone tried to drug the girl's drink.

È vero che quell'atleta si drogava per vincere le gare?

Is it true that that athlete used drugs to win races?

Lui non si droga e conduce una vita molto sana.

He doesn't do drugs and leads a very healthy life.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
drogareinfinitive
drogoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
droghiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
drogaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
droghiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
drogateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
droganoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
drogavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
drogaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
drogavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
drogavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
drogavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
drogavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
drogaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
drogastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
drogòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
drogammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
drogasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
drogaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
drogheròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
drogheraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
drogheràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
drogheremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
droghereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
drogherannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
droghisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
droghisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
droghisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
droghiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
droghiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
droghinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
drogassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
drogassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
drogassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
drogassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
drogastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
drogasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
droghereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
drogheresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
drogherebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
drogheremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
drogheresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
drogherebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
drogaimperative · singular · 2nd person
droghiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
drogateimperative · plural · 2nd person
drogandogerund
drogatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • The reflexive 'drogarsi' is very common and takes 'essere' in compound tenses.
  • Spelling note: adds 'h' before 'e' and 'i' (droghi, droghiamo).

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