Meaning
to fiddle, to toy
- To fiddle, twiddle, or toy with an object idly or nervously.
- To play in a casual, aimless, or lighthearted way.
In a sentence
Smettila di giocherellare con la penna durante la lezione.
Stop fiddling with your pen during the lesson.
Mentre parlava al telefono, giocherellava con le chiavi.
While talking on the phone, he was fiddling with his keys.
Non dovresti giocherellare con cose così delicate.
You shouldn't toy with such delicate things.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| giocherellare | infinitive |
| giocherello | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| giocherelli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giocherella | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giocherelliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| giocherellate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giocherellano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giocherellavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| giocherellavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| giocherellava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| giocherellavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| giocherellavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| giocherellavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| giocherellai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| giocherellasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| giocherellò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| giocherellammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| giocherellaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| giocherellarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| giocherellerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| giocherellerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| giocherellerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| giocherelleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| giocherellerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| giocherelleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| giocherelli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| giocherelli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giocherelli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giocherelliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| giocherelliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giocherellino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giocherellassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| giocherellassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| giocherellasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| giocherellassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| giocherellaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| giocherellassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| giocherellerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| giocherelleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giocherellerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giocherelleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| giocherellereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giocherellerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giocherella | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| giocherelliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| giocherellate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| giocherellando | gerund |
| giocherellato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually constructed with the preposition 'con' ('giocherellare con le chiavi').
- Formed as a diminutive frequentative verb from 'giocare'.