Meaning
to sniff, to sense
- to smell or sniff something (animals or humans)
- figuratively, to sense, detect, or suspect something instinctively (e.g. danger, a deal)
In a sentence
Il cane ha fiutato una traccia nel bosco e ha iniziato a correre.
The dog picked up a scent in the woods and started to run.
L'investitore ha subito fiutato l'affare e ha comprato le azioni.
The investor immediately sensed the deal and bought the shares.
Non hai fiutato l'inganno fin dal primo momento?
Didn't you sense the deception right from the start?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fiutare | infinitive |
| fiuto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| fiuti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fiuta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fiutiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| fiutate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fiutano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fiutavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fiutavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fiutava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fiutavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fiutavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fiutavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fiutai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| fiutasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| fiutò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| fiutammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| fiutaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| fiutarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| fiuterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| fiuterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| fiuterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| fiuteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| fiuterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| fiuteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| fiuti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| fiuti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fiuti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fiutiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| fiutiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fiutino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fiutassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fiutassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fiutasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fiutassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fiutaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fiutassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fiuterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| fiuteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fiuterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fiuteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| fiutereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fiuterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fiuta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| fiutiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| fiutate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| fiutando | gerund |
| fiutato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used metaphorically for business opportunities or impending trouble.
- Takes auxiliary 'avere'.