Meaning
to shoe; to strengthen with iron
- To shoe a horse or other animal; to bind or strengthen with iron.
- (Chiefly in past participle 'ferrato') To be well versed, knowledgeable, or expert in a subject.
In a sentence
La professoressa è estremamente ferrata in diritto internazionale.
The professor is extremely well-versed in international law.
Il maniscalco deve ferrare il cavallo prima della gara.
The farrier must shoe the horse before the competition.
Non sono molto ferrato in chimica organica, preferisco la fisica.
I am not very knowledgeable about organic chemistry; I prefer physics.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ferrare | infinitive |
| ferro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ferri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ferra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ferriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ferrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ferrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ferravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ferravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ferrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ferravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ferravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ferravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ferrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ferrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ferrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ferrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ferraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ferrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ferrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ferrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ferrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ferreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ferrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ferreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ferri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ferri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ferri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ferriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ferriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ferrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ferrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ferrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ferrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ferrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ferraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ferrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ferrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ferreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ferrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ferreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ferrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ferrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ferra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ferriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ferrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ferrando | gerund |
| ferrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Learners encounter this mainly as an adjective: 'essere ferrato in' (to be well-versed in).
- Constructed with 'in' when referring to mastery of a topic: 'ferrato in storia'.