Meaning
to float
- to stay on the surface of a liquid without sinking
In a sentence
Il pezzo di legno galleggiava sull'acqua del lago.
The piece of wood was floating on the water of the lake.
Perché l'olio galleggia sempre sopra l'acqua?
Why does oil always float on top of water?
La barca di plastica ha galleggiato senza problemi.
The plastic boat floated without problems.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| galleggiare | infinitive |
| galleggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| galleggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| galleggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| galleggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| galleggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| galleggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| galleggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| galleggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| galleggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| galleggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| galleggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| galleggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| galleggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| galleggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| galleggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| galleggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| galleggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| galleggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| galleggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| galleggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| galleggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| galleggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| galleggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| galleggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| galleggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| galleggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| galleggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| galleggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| galleggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| galleggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| galleggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| galleggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| galleggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| galleggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| galleggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| galleggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| galleggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| galleggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| galleggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| galleggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| galleggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| galleggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| galleggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| galleggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| galleggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| galleggiando | gerund |
| galleggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses: 'ha galleggiato'.