Meaning
to inflict, impose
- to impose a penalty, punishment, or defeat; to inflict suffering
In a sentence
Il giudice ha inflitto una pena severa all'imputato.
The judge imposed a severe penalty on the defendant.
La squadra ospite ha inflitto una dura sconfitta ai campioni.
The away team inflicted a heavy defeat on the champions.
Nessuna legge dovrebbe infliggere sofferenze inutili ai cittadini.
No law should inflict unnecessary suffering on citizens.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| infliggere | infinitive |
| infliggo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| infliggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infligge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infliggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| infliggete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infliggono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infliggevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| infliggevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| infliggeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| infliggevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| infliggevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| infliggevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inflissi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| infliggesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| inflisse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| infliggemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| infliggeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| inflissero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| infliggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| infliggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| infliggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| infliggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| infliggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| infliggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| infligga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| infligga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infligga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infliggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| infliggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infliggano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infliggessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| infliggessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| infliggesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| infliggessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| infliggeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| infliggessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| infliggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| infliggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infliggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infliggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| infliggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infliggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infliggi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| infliggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| infliggete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| infliggendo | gerund |
| inflitto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Irregular past participle: 'inflitto'.
- Usually takes a direct object (the penalty/blow) and an indirect object with 'a' (the recipient).
- past participle inflitto