Meaning
to crack, to damage
- to produce a fine crack or fissure in a rigid object
- to damage or strain a relationship, trust, or harmony (figurative)
In a sentence
La caduta accidentale ha incrinato il vetro del tavolo in salotto.
The accidental fall cracked the living room glass table.
Quella discussione accesa ha rischiato di incrinare la loro amicizia decennale.
That heated argument threatened to damage their ten-year friendship.
La mancanza di trasparenza ha incrinato la fiducia tra i partner commerciali.
The lack of transparency undermined the trust between the business partners.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incrinare | infinitive |
| incrino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| incrini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incrina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incriniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| incrinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incrinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incrinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incrinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incrinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incrinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incrinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incrinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incrinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| incrinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| incrinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| incrinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| incrinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| incrinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| incrinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| incrinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| incrinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| incrineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| incrinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| incrineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| incrini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| incrini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incrini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incriniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| incriniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incrinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incrinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incrinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incrinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incrinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incrinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incrinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incrinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| incrineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incrinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incrineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| incrinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incrinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incrina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| incriniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| incrinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| incrinando | gerund |
| incrinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Frequently used metaphorically with abstract nouns like 'rapporti', 'fiducia', or 'amicizia'.