Meaning
to nail, slam brakes
- to fasten or secure with nails
- to slam on the brakes suddenly while driving
- to pin down or catch someone out with undeniable proof
In a sentence
L'autista ha inchiodato all'improvviso per evitare un cane.
The driver slammed on the brakes suddenly to avoid a dog.
Le prove schiaccianti lo hanno inchiodato alle sue responsabilità.
The overwhelming evidence pinned him down to his responsibilities.
Non inchiodare l'asse di legno prima di averla misurata.
Do not nail the wooden plank before measuring it.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| inchiodare | infinitive |
| inchiodo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| inchiodi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inchioda | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inchiodiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| inchiodate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inchiodano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inchiodavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| inchiodavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| inchiodava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| inchiodavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| inchiodavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| inchiodavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inchiodai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| inchiodasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| inchiodò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| inchiodammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| inchiodaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| inchiodarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| inchioderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| inchioderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| inchioderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| inchioderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| inchioderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| inchioderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| inchiodi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| inchiodi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inchiodi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inchiodiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| inchiodiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inchiodino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inchiodassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| inchiodassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| inchiodasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| inchiodassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| inchiodaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| inchiodassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inchioderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| inchioderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inchioderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inchioderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| inchiodereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inchioderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inchioda | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| inchiodiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| inchiodate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| inchiodando | gerund |
| inchiodato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In driving contexts, used intransitively to mean slamming on the brakes abruptly.
- Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary in all senses.