Meaning
instil, drum into
- to instil firmly, drum into someone's mind through repeated teaching or insistence
In a sentence
I genitori hanno cercato di inculcarle l'importanza dell'onestà.
Her parents tried to instil the importance of honesty in her.
La scuola non deve inculcare idee, ma insegnare a pensare liberamente.
School should not drum ideas into minds, but teach how to think freely.
Chi ti ha inculcato queste convinzioni così antiquate?
Who instilled these outdated beliefs in you?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| inculcare | infinitive |
| inculco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| inculchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inculca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inculchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| inculcate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inculcano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inculcavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| inculcavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| inculcava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| inculcavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| inculcavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| inculcavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inculcai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| inculcasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| inculcò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| inculcammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| inculcaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| inculcarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| inculcherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| inculcherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| inculcherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| inculcheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| inculcherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| inculcheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| inculchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| inculchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inculchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inculchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| inculchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inculchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inculcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| inculcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| inculcasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| inculcassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| inculcaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| inculcassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inculcherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| inculcheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inculcherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inculcheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| inculchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inculcherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inculca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| inculchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| inculcate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| inculcando | gerund |
| inculcato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes the preposition 'a' for the person receiving the idea: 'inculcare qualcosa a qualcuno'.