Meaning
to beat up
- to physically assault or hit someone repeatedly
- to handle roughly or damage
In a sentence
I ladri hanno malmenato il custode prima di fuggire.
The thieves beat up the caretaker before fleeing.
Chi è stato a malmenare quel povero ragazzo?
Who beat up that poor guy?
I manifestanti non hanno malmenato nessuno durante il corteo.
The protesters did not beat up anyone during the march.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| malmenare | infinitive |
| malmeno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| malmeni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| malmena | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| malmeniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| malmenate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| malmenano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| malmenavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| malmenavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| malmenava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| malmenavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| malmenavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| malmenavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| malmenai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| malmenasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| malmenò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| malmenammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| malmenaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| malmenarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| malmenerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| malmenerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| malmenerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| malmeneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| malmenerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| malmeneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| malmeni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| malmeni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| malmeni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| malmeniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| malmeniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| malmenino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| malmenassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| malmenassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| malmenasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| malmenassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| malmenaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| malmenassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| malmenerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| malmeneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| malmenerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| malmeneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| malmenereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| malmenerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| malmena | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| malmeniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| malmenate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| malmenando | gerund |
| malmenato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Often used in news reports to describe physical altercations or assaults.