Meaning
to whistle a tune
- to whistle softly or casually, especially a tune or melody
- to whistle repeatedly
In a sentence
Mio nonno fischietta sempre quando lavora nell'orto.
My grandfather always whistles when he works in the garden.
Perché fischietti quella canzone da tutta la mattina?
Why have you been whistling that song all morning?
Camminava per strada senza fretta, fischiettando allegramente.
He walked down the street without hurrying, whistling cheerfully.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fischiettare | infinitive |
| fischietto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| fischietti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fischietta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fischiettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| fischiettate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fischiettano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fischiettavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fischiettavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fischiettava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fischiettavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fischiettavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fischiettavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fischiettai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| fischiettasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| fischiettò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| fischiettammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| fischiettaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| fischiettarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| fischietterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| fischietterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| fischietterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| fischietteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| fischietterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| fischietteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| fischietti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| fischietti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fischietti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fischiettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| fischiettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fischiettino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fischiettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fischiettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fischiettasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fischiettassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fischiettaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fischiettassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fischietterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| fischietteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fischietterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fischietteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| fischiettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fischietterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fischietta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| fischiettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| fischiettate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| fischiettando | gerund |
| fischiettato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Differs from 'fischiare', which can mean a loud, sharp whistle, a warning, or booing.