Meaning
stage, fake
- to stage or simulate something to deceive others
- to put on a show or theatrical performance
In a sentence
I ladri hanno inscenato un incidente per bloccare la strada.
The thieves staged an accident to block the road.
Gli studenti hanno inscenato una manifestazione davanti alla scuola.
The students staged a protest in front of the school.
Perché hanno cercato di inscenare un furto in casa?
Why did they try to fake a burglary in the house?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| inscenare | infinitive |
| insceno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| insceni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inscena | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| insceniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| inscenate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inscenano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inscenavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| inscenavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| inscenava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| inscenavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| inscenavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| inscenavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inscenai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| inscenasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| inscenò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| inscenammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| inscenaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| inscenarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| inscenerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| inscenerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| inscenerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| insceneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| inscenerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| insceneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| insceni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| insceni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| insceni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| insceniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| insceniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inscenino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inscenassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| inscenassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| inscenasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| inscenassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| inscenaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| inscenassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inscenerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| insceneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inscenerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| insceneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| inscenereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inscenerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inscena | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| insceniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| inscenate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| inscenando | gerund |
| inscenato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Most often used figuratively to mean faking an accident, protest, or illness.
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.