Meaning
to pack, package
- To pack goods into boxes or wrap them with protective material for shipping or moving.
- In the past participle 'imballato', crowded or packed full of people.
In a sentence
Dobbiamo imballare tutti i bicchieri prima del trasloco.
We have to pack all the glasses before moving.
Hanno imballato la merce con il pluriball per proteggerla.
They packed the goods with bubble wrap to protect them.
Il pacco non era imballato bene e si è rovinato durante il viaggio.
The parcel was not packed well and got damaged during the journey.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| imballare | infinitive |
| imballo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| imballi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imballa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imballiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| imballate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imballano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imballavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imballavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imballava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imballavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imballavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imballavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imballai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| imballasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| imballò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| imballammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| imballaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| imballarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| imballerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| imballerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| imballerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| imballeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| imballerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| imballeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| imballi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| imballi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imballi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imballiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| imballiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imballino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imballassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imballassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imballasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imballassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imballaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imballassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imballerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| imballeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imballerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imballeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| imballereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imballerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imballa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| imballiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| imballate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| imballando | gerund |
| imballato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used when moving houses ('trasloco') or shipping items via courier.