Meaning
to trip, to stumble
- To trip or stumble over an obstacle.
- To encounter an unexpected difficulty or blunder figuratively.
In a sentence
Fai attenzione a non inciampare nei cavi del computer.
Be careful not to trip over the computer cables.
Ieri sera sono inciampato su un gradino e sono caduto.
Last night I tripped on a step and fell.
Perché inciampi sempre quando cammini troppo velocemente?
Why do you always stumble when you walk too fast?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| inciampare | infinitive |
| inciampo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| inciampi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inciampa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inciampiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| inciampate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inciampano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inciampavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| inciampavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| inciampava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| inciampavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| inciampavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| inciampavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inciampai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| inciampasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| inciampò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| inciampammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| inciampaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| inciamparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| inciamperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| inciamperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| inciamperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| inciamperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| inciamperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| inciamperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| inciampi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| inciampi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inciampi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
Usage notes
- Takes 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses: 'sono inciampato/a'.
- Usually followed by the preposition 'in' or 'su' to specify the obstacle.