Meaning
shove, stick into
- to shove, thrust, or stick something into a place (informal)
- to poke or stick one's nose into other people's business (informal)
- (ficcarsi) to get oneself into a difficult situation (informal)
In a sentence
Ha ficcato le mani in tasca per ripararsi dal freddo.
He shoved his hands into his pockets to protect himself from the cold.
Non ficcare sempre il naso nelle questioni che non ti riguardano!
Don't always stick your nose into matters that don't concern you!
Marco si è ficcato in una situazione davvero complicata.
Marco got himself into a truly complicated situation.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ficcare | infinitive |
| ficco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ficchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ficca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ficchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ficcate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ficcano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ficcavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ficcavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ficcava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ficcavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ficcavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ficcavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ficcai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ficcasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ficcò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ficcammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ficcaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ficcarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ficcherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ficcherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ficcherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ficcheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ficcherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ficcheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ficchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ficchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ficchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ficchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ficchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ficchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ficcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ficcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ficcasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ficcassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ficcaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ficcassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ficcherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ficcheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ficcherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ficcheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ficchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ficcherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ficca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ficchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ficcate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ficcando | gerund |
| ficcato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: use 'mettere' or 'infilare' in more formal or polite contexts.
- Common idioms: 'ficcare il naso' (to pry) and 'ficcarsi nei guai' (to get into trouble).