Meaning
to impale; stiffen
- to pierce or transfix with a sharp stake
- in the past participle 'impalato', to stand stock-still or stiff like a post
In a sentence
Perché rimani lì impalato invece di aiutarmi con i pacchi?
Why are you standing there stock-still instead of helping me with the parcels?
Alla vista del preside, lo studente restò impalato in mezzo al corridoio.
At the sight of the headmaster, the student froze stiff in the middle of the corridor.
Le antiche cronache descrivevano le punizioni inflitte a chi veniva impalato.
Ancient chronicles described the punishments inflicted on those who were impaled.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| impalare | infinitive |
| impalo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| impali | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impala | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impaliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| impalate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impalano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impalavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| impalavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| impalava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| impalavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| impalavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| impalavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| impalai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| impalasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| impalò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| impalammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| impalaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| impalarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| impalerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| impalerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| impalerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| impaleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| impalerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| impaleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| impali | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| impali | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impali | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impaliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| impaliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impalino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impalassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| impalassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| impalasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| impalassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| impalaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| impalassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| impalerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| impaleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impalerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impaleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| impalereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impalerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impala | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| impaliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| impalate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| impalando | gerund |
| impalato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In everyday modern Italian, mostly encountered in the past participle 'impalato' ('frozen stiff', 'standing like a statue').