Meaning
to set fire to
- to set on fire, deliberately or accidentally burn something
- figuratively, to inflame passions, spirits, or conflict
In a sentence
I vandali hanno incendiato tre cassonetti nella notte.
Vandals set fire to three dumpsters during the night.
Quel discorso provocatorio ha incendiato gli animi della folla.
That provocative speech inflamed the crowd's spirits.
Un fulmine ha rischiato di incendiare l'intero fienile.
A lightning strike nearly set fire to the entire barn.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incendiare | infinitive |
| incendio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| incendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incendia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| incendiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incendiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incendiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incendiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incendiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incendiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incendiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incendiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incendiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| incendiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| incendiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| incendiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| incendiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| incendiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| incendierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| incendierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| incendierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| incendieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| incendierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| incendieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| incendi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| incendi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incendi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| incendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incendino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incendiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incendiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incendiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incendiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incendiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incendiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incendierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| incendieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incendierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incendieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| incendiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incendierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incendia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| incendiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| incendiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| incendiando | gerund |
| incendiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses. The reflexive form 'incendiarsi' means 'to catch fire'.