Meaning
masturbate
- to stimulate sexually by hand or other means
- to masturbate oneself (almost exclusively reflexive, masturbarsi)
In a sentence
Il medico ha spiegato che masturbarsi è una pratica naturale e sana.
The doctor explained that masturbating is a natural and healthy practice.
Molti adolescenti provano imbarazzo ad ammettere che si masturbano.
Many teenagers feel embarrassed admitting that they masturbate.
Gli esperti affermano che masturbarsi può aiutare a ridurre lo stress quotidiano.
Experts state that masturbating can help reduce daily stress.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| masturbare | infinitive |
| masturbo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| masturbi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| masturba | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| masturbiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| masturbate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| masturbano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| masturbavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| masturbavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| masturbava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| masturbavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| masturbavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| masturbavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| masturbai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| masturbasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| masturbò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| masturbammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| masturbaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| masturbarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| masturberò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| masturberai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| masturberà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| masturberemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| masturberete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| masturberanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| masturbi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| masturbi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| masturbi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| masturbiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| masturbiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| masturbino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| masturbassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| masturbassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| masturbasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| masturbassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| masturbaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| masturbassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| masturberei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| masturberesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| masturberebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| masturberemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| masturbereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| masturberebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| masturba | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| masturbiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| masturbate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| masturbando | gerund |
| masturbato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Almost always used reflexively: 'masturbarsi'.
- This is the neutral, formal, and medical term; everyday speech often uses colloquial idioms.