Meaning
to chain, shackle
- to fasten or bind with a chain
- to severely restrict someone's freedom or autonomy
In a sentence
Devo incatenare la bicicletta al palo per sicurezza.
I need to chain the bicycle to the post for safety.
I manifestanti si sono incatenati ai cancelli della fabbrica.
The protesters chained themselves to the factory gates.
Quel vecchio contratto lo incatena a clausole ingiuste.
That old contract chains him to unfair clauses.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incatenare | infinitive |
| incateno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| incateni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incatena | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incateniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| incatenate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incatenano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incatenavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incatenavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incatenava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incatenavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incatenavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incatenavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incatenai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| incatenasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| incatenò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| incatenammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| incatenaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| incatenarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| incatenerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| incatenerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| incatenerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| incateneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| incatenerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| incateneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| incateni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| incateni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incateni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incateniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| incateniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incatenino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incatenassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incatenassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incatenasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incatenassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incatenaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incatenassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incatenerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| incateneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incatenerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incateneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| incatenereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incatenerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incatena | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| incateniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| incatenate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| incatenando | gerund |
| incatenato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formed with the prefix in- and 'catena' (chain). Takes 'avere' as auxiliary.