Meaning
to blame
- to hold someone responsible for a fault or wrongdoing
In a sentence
Non puoi incolpare sempre gli altri per i tuoi errori.
You cannot always blame others for your mistakes.
Perché mi incolpi di una cosa che non ho fatto?
Why are you blaming me for something I didn't do?
Hanno incolpato il maltempo per il ritardo del treno.
They blamed the bad weather for the train's delay.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incolpare | infinitive |
| incolpo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| incolpi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incolpa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incolpiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| incolpate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incolpano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incolpavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incolpavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incolpava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incolpavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incolpavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incolpavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incolpai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| incolpasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| incolpò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| incolpammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| incolpaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| incolparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| incolperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| incolperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| incolperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| incolperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| incolperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| incolperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| incolpi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| incolpi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incolpi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incolpiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| incolpiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incolpino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incolpassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incolpassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incolpasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incolpassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incolpaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incolpassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incolperei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| incolperesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incolperebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incolperemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| incolpereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incolperebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incolpa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| incolpiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| incolpate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| incolpando | gerund |
| incolpato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually takes 'di' before the wrongdoing: 'incolpare qualcuno di qualcosa'.