Meaning
to wrap
- to wrap something in paper, especially a gift or a purchase
In a sentence
Può incartare questo libro per un regalo, per favore?
Could you wrap this book as a gift, please?
Ho passato l'intero pomeriggio a incartare i pacchi di Natale.
I spent the entire afternoon wrapping Christmas presents.
Non incartare quel pacco con questa carta colorata.
Don't wrap that parcel with this colored paper.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incartare | infinitive |
| incarto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| incarti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incarta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incartiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| incartate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incartano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incartavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incartavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incartava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incartavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incartavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incartavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incartai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| incartasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| incartò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| incartammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| incartaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| incartarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| incarterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| incarterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| incarterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| incarteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| incarterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| incarteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| incarti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| incarti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incarti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incartiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| incartiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incartino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incartassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incartassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incartasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incartassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incartaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incartassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incarterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| incarteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incarterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incarteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| incartereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incarterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incarta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| incartiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| incartate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| incartando | gerund |
| incartato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Standard request in shops: 'Me lo può incartare?' (Could you wrap it for me?).
- Formed with prefix in- + carta + -are.