Meaning
to lick
- to pass the tongue over something
- to lap or brush lightly against, such as flames or waves
In a sentence
Il gatto si lecca la zampa dopo aver mangiato.
The cat licks its paw after eating.
Non leccare quel cucchiaio sporco!
Don't lick that dirty spoon!
Il cane gli ha leccato la mano con affetto.
The dog affectionately licked his hand.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| leccare | infinitive |
| lecco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| lecchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| lecca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| lecchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| leccate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| leccano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| leccavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| leccavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| leccava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| leccavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| leccavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| leccavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| leccai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| leccasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| leccò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| leccammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| leccaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| leccarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| leccherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| leccherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| leccherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| leccheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| leccherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| leccheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| lecchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| lecchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| lecchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| lecchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| lecchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| lecchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| leccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| leccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| leccasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| leccassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| leccaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| leccassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| leccherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| leccheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| leccherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| leccheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| lecchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| leccherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| lecca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| lecchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| leccate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| leccando | gerund |
| leccato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Spelling quirk: adds an 'h' before 'e' and 'i' (e.g. tu lecchi, noi lecchiamo) to keep the hard /k/ sound.