Meaning
to enchant, captivate
- to delight, charm, or captivate someone
- to cast a magic spell upon
- in reflexive form or past participle, to be spellbound or daydream
In a sentence
La sua voce melodiosa ha incantato tutti gli spettatori.
Her melodious voice enchanted all the spectators.
Perché ti sei incantato a guardare fuori dalla finestra?
Why did you zone out staring out the window?
Quel paesaggio innevato non finisce mai di incantare.
That snowy landscape never ceases to enchant.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incantare | infinitive |
| incanto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| incanti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incanta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incantiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| incantate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incantano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incantavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incantavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incantava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incantavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incantavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incantavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incantai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| incantasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| incantò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| incantammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| incantaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| incantarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| incanterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| incanterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| incanterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| incanteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| incanterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| incanteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| incanti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| incanti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incanti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incantiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| incantiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incantino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incantassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incantassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incantasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incantassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incantaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incantassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incanterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| incanteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incanterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incanteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| incantereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incanterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incanta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| incantiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| incantate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| incantando | gerund |
| incantato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- The past participle 'incantato' often means 'spellbound', 'enchanted', or colloquially 'zoned out'.
- Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary in active transitive uses.