Meaning
to intersect, cross
- to cross or cut through another line, path, or surface
- to overlap or intertwine conceptually with something else
In a sentence
Le due rette si intersecano in un unico punto.
The two lines intersect at a single point.
Questo sentiero interseca la strada provinciale dopo pochi chilometri.
This path crosses the provincial road after a few kilometres.
Le nostre ricerche non si intersecano mai con i loro progetti.
Our research never intersects with their projects.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| intersecare | infinitive |
| interseco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| intersechi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| interseca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intersechiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| intersecate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intersecano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intersecavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intersecavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intersecava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intersecavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intersecavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intersecavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intersecai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| intersecasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| intersecò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| intersecammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| intersecaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| intersecarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| intersecherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| intersecherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| intersecherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| intersecheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| intersecherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| intersecheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| intersechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| intersechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intersechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intersechiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| intersechiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intersechino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intersecassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intersecassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intersecasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intersecassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intersecaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intersecassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intersecherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| intersecheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intersecherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intersecheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| intersechereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intersecherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| interseca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| intersechiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| intersecate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| intersecando | gerund |
| intersecato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Frequently used reflexively ('intersecarsi') when two entities cross each other.
- Takes 'avere' in transitive active forms, but 'essere' in the reciprocal pronominal form 'intersecarsi'.