Meaning
to brand, mark
- to mark permanently with a branding iron or stamp (animals, goods)
- to stigmatize or label someone in a lasting, negative way
In a sentence
Gli allevatori usavano marchiare il bestiame per riconoscerlo.
Breeders used to brand cattle to recognize them.
Quell'episodio lo ha marchiato per il resto della vita.
That incident branded him for the rest of his life.
Hanno marchiato tutti i pacchi prima della spedizione.
They stamped all the parcels before shipping.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| marchiare | infinitive |
| marchio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| marchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| marchia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| marchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| marchiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| marchiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| marchiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| marchiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| marchiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| marchiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| marchiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| marchiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| marchiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| marchiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| marchiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| marchiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| marchiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| marchiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| marchierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| marchierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| marchierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| marchieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| marchierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| marchieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| marchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| marchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| marchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| marchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| marchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| marchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| marchiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| marchiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| marchiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| marchiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| marchiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| marchiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| marchierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| marchieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| marchierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| marchieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| marchiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| marchierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| marchia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| marchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| marchiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| marchiando | gerund |
| marchiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Spelled with 'chi' before vowels to keep the hard /k/ sound (e.g. 'marchiamo').