Meaning
to insert, to slip on, to thread
- to insert, to put in
- to slip on, to put on (clothes)
- to thread (a needle)
- to score or achieve in rapid succession
In a sentence
Hai infilato le chiavi nella borsa?
Did you put the keys in the bag?
Non riesco a infilare il filo nell'ago.
I can't thread the string through the needle.
Ieri ha infilato tre gol in dieci minuti.
Yesterday he scored three goals in ten minutes.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| infilare | infinitive |
| infiliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| infilo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| infilate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infili | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infilano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infila | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infilavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| infilavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| infilavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| infilavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| infilavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| infilava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| infilammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| infilai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| infilaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| infilasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| infilarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| infilò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| infileremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| infilerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| infilerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| infilerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| infileranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| infilerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| infiliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| infili | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| infiliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infili | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infilino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infili | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infilassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| infilassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| infilaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| infilassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| infilassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| infilasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| infileremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| infilerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| infilereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infileresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infilerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infilerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infiliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| infilate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| infila | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| infilando | gerund |
| infilato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For clothing, infilarsi often sounds more natural than infilare: Mi infilo la giacca. Indossare is more neutral and slightly more formal.
- Use in before the container or opening: infilare le chiavi in tasca, infilare il filo nell'ago. English speakers often omit the preposition.
- Infilare can mean 'rattle off' informally: infilare una serie di errori/gol. It's colloquial, not ideal in formal writing.