Meaning
to grind, mince
- to crush or grind food into powder or small pieces (e.g. coffee, wheat, pepper)
- to mince or grind meat
In a sentence
Preferisco macinare i chicchi di caffè freschi ogni mattina.
I prefer to grind fresh coffee beans every morning.
Puoi macinare un po' di pepe nero sopra la pasta?
Can you grind some black pepper over the pasta?
Il macellaio non ha ancora macinato la carne per il ragù.
The butcher hasn't minced the meat for the sauce yet.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| macinare | infinitive |
| macino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| macini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| macina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| maciniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| macinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| macinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| macinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| macinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| macinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| macinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| macinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| macinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| macinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| macinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| macinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| macinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| macinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| macinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| macinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| macinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| macinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| macineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| macinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| macineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| macini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| macini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| macini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| maciniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| maciniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| macinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| macinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| macinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| macinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| macinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| macinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| macinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| macinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| macineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| macinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| macineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| macinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| macinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| macina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| maciniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| macinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| macinando | gerund |
| macinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Regular -are verb conjugated with 'avere'.
- Figuratively, 'macinare chilometri' means to clock up or cover many kilometres.