Meaning
to entangle, catch
- To catch or tangle something in an obstacle or mesh.
- (impigliarsi) To get caught, hooked, or snagged on something.
In a sentence
La mia giacca si è impigliata in un ramo mentre camminavo nel bosco.
My jacket got caught on a branch while I was walking in the woods.
Attento a non impigliare il filo della cuffia nella cerniera.
Be careful not to snag the headphone cord in the zipper.
Il gatto si è impigliato nella tenda e non riesce a liberarsi.
The cat got tangled in the curtain and can't break free.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| impigliare | infinitive |
| impiglio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| impigli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impiglia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impigliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| impigliate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impigliano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impigliavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| impigliavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| impigliava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| impigliavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| impigliavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| impigliavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| impigliai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| impigliasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| impigliò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| impigliammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| impigliaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| impigliarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| impiglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| impiglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| impiglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| impiglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| impiglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| impiglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| impigli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| impigli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impigli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impigliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| impigliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impiglino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impigliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| impigliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| impigliasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| impigliassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| impigliaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| impigliassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| impiglierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| impiglieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impiglierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impiglieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| impigliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impiglierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impiglia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| impigliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| impigliate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| impigliando | gerund |
| impigliato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Far more frequent in the reflexive/pronominal form 'impigliarsi'.
- Takes the preposition 'in' or 'a' for what it catches on.