Meaning
to block, obstruct
- to block or clog a passage, opening, pipe, or road
In a sentence
Le foglie secche hanno ostruito i tubi di scarico della grondaia.
The dry leaves clogged the gutter's drainpipes.
Non parcheggiare davanti al portone per non ostruire l'uscita dei veicoli.
Don't park in front of the gate so as not to block the vehicles' exit.
Un furgone in panne ostruisce la corsia di sorpasso sull'autostrada.
A broken-down van is blocking the overtaking lane on the motorway.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ostruire | infinitive |
| ostruisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ostruisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ostruisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ostruiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ostruite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ostruiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ostruivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ostruivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ostruiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ostruivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ostruivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ostruivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ostruii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ostruisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ostruì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ostruimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ostruiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ostruirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ostruirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ostruirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ostruirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ostruiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ostruirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ostruiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ostruisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ostruisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ostruisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ostruiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ostruiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ostruiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ostruissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ostruissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ostruisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ostruissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ostruiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ostruissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ostruirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ostruiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ostruirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ostruiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ostruireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ostruirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ostruisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ostruiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ostruite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ostruendo | gerund |
| ostruito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Follows the '-isc-' conjugation pattern in the present tense (ostruisco, ostruisci, ecc.).
- Conjugated with 'avere' in transitive uses.