Meaning
to handle, manipulate
- to hold, touch, or manipulate with the hands
- to manage or handle skillfully, such as tools, funds, or situations
In a sentence
Devi maneggiare questo vaso di vetro con molta cura.
You must handle this glass vase with great care.
Non sa ancora maneggiare bene quegli strumenti da lavoro.
He doesn't know how to handle those work tools properly yet.
Chi maneggia il denaro della cassa?
Who handles the cash register money?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| maneggiare | infinitive |
| maneggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| maneggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| maneggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| maneggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| maneggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| maneggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| maneggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| maneggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| maneggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| maneggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| maneggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| maneggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| maneggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| maneggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| maneggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| maneggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| maneggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| maneggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| maneggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| maneggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| maneggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| maneggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| maneggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| maneggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| maneggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| maneggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| maneggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| maneggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| maneggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| maneggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| maneggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| maneggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| maneggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| maneggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| maneggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| maneggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| maneggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| maneggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| maneggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| maneggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| maneggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| maneggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| maneggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| maneggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| maneggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| maneggiando | gerund |
| maneggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Spelled with 'i' before 'a' and 'o' to maintain soft /dʒ/: maneggio, maneggiamo.