Meaning
to skate
- to skate on ice, inline skates, or roller skates
- to slide or skid uncontrollably over a smooth surface

In a sentence
D'inverno andiamo spesso a pattinare sul ghiaccio.
In winter we often go ice skating.
Sai pattinare con i rollerblade?
Do you know how to rollerblade?
Oggi non possiamo pattinare perché la pista è chiusa.
We cannot skate today because the rink is closed.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pattinare | infinitive |
| pattino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| pattini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pattina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pattiniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| pattinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pattinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pattinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pattinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pattinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pattinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pattinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pattinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pattinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| pattinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| pattinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| pattinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| pattinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| pattinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| pattinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| pattinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| pattinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| pattineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| pattinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| pattineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| pattini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pattini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pattini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pattiniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pattiniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pattinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pattinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pattinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pattinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pattinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pattinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pattinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pattinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| pattineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pattinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pattineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| pattinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pattinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pattina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| pattiniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| pattinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| pattinando | gerund |
| pattinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses: 'abbiamo pattinato per ore'.
- Commonly paired with 'sul ghiaccio' (ice skate) or 'a rotelle' (roller skate).