Meaning
to shatter, smash
- to break or crush something into many small pieces
- to defeat utterly or destroy completely (figuratively)
In a sentence
La pietra pesante ha frantumato il vetro della finestra.
The heavy stone shattered the window glass.
L'atleta è riuscito a frantumare il vecchio record mondiale.
The athlete managed to smash the old world record.
Attento a non frantumare quel piatto di porcellana antica.
Be careful not to shatter that antique porcelain plate.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| frantumare | infinitive |
| frantumo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| frantumi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| frantuma | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| frantumiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| frantumate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| frantumano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| frantumavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| frantumavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| frantumava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| frantumavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| frantumavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| frantumavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| frantumai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| frantumasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| frantumò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| frantumammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| frantumaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| frantumarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| frantumerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| frantumerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| frantumerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| frantumeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| frantumerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| frantumeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| frantumi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| frantumi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| frantumi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| frantumiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| frantumiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| frantumino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| frantumassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| frantumassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| frantumasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| frantumassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| frantumaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| frantumassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| frantumerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| frantumeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| frantumerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| frantumeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| frantumereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| frantumerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| frantuma | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| frantumiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| frantumate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| frantumando | gerund |
| frantumato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- The reflexive 'frantumarsi' means to shatter or break into pieces on its own.