Meaning
hinder; obstruct
- to make something more difficult
- to block or slow movement or progress
- to stand in the way of someone or something
In a sentence
I lavori in strada ostacolano il traffico.
Roadworks are obstructing traffic.
Questa regola può ostacolare il progetto?
Can this rule hinder the project?
Non voglio ostacolare il tuo lavoro.
I do not want to hinder your work.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ostacolare | infinitive |
| ostacolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ostacoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ostacola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ostacoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ostacolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ostacolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ostacolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ostacolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ostacolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ostacolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ostacolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ostacolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ostacolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ostacolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ostacolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ostacolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ostacolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ostacolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ostacolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ostacolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ostacolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ostacoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ostacolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ostacoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ostacoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ostacoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ostacoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ostacoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ostacoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ostacolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ostacolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ostacolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ostacolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ostacolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ostacolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ostacolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ostacolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ostacoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ostacolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ostacoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ostacolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ostacolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ostacola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ostacoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ostacolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ostacolando | gerund |
| ostacolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used with progresso, traffico, sviluppo, lavoro.
- More formal than bloccare or impedire in some contexts.
- Usually takes a direct object: ostacolare qualcuno/qualcosa.