Meaning
to electrocute, strike
- to strike dead with lightning or electric current
- figuratively, to suddenly stun, captivate, or deeply impress someone
In a sentence
È rimasto folgorato dalla bellezza di quella città antica.
He was completely captivated by the beauty of that ancient city.
Un fulmine ha folgorato l'albero in giardino durante il temporale.
Lightning struck the tree in the garden during the storm.
Non toccare quei cavi scoperti: rischi di rimanere folgorato.
Don't touch those exposed wires: you risk being electrocuted.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| folgorare | infinitive |
| folgoro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| folgori | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| folgora | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| folgoriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| folgorate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| folgorano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| folgoravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| folgoravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| folgorava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| folgoravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| folgoravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| folgoravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| folgorai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| folgorasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| folgorò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| folgorammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| folgoraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| folgorarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| folgorerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| folgorerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| folgorerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| folgoreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| folgorerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| folgoreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| folgori | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| folgori | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| folgori | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| folgoriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| folgoriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| folgorino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| folgorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| folgorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| folgorasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| folgorassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| folgoraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| folgorassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| folgorerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| folgoreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| folgorerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| folgoreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| folgorereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| folgorerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| folgora | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| folgoriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| folgorate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| folgorando | gerund |
| folgorato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used in the passive or with 'rimanere folgorato' to mean 'to be struck dumb' or 'to be smitten'.