Meaning
to pedal
- to ride a bicycle or operate pedals
- to work hard, hustle, or get moving (informal/figurative)
In a sentence
Abbiamo pedalato lungo il fiume per due ore.
We pedaled along the river for two hours.
Non riesco a pedalare su questa salita ripida.
I can't pedal up this steep slope.
Dai, pedala, altrimenti arriveremo in ritardo!
Come on, get moving, otherwise we'll be late!
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pedalare | infinitive |
| pedalo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| pedali | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pedala | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pedaliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| pedalate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pedalano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pedalavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pedalavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pedalava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pedalavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pedalavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pedalavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pedalai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| pedalasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| pedalò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| pedalammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| pedalaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| pedalarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| pedalerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| pedalerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| pedalerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| pedaleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| pedalerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| pedaleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| pedali | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pedali | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pedali | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pedaliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pedaliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pedalino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pedalassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pedalassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pedalasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pedalassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pedalaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pedalassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pedalerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| pedaleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pedalerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pedaleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| pedalereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pedalerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pedala | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| pedaliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| pedalate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| pedalando | gerund |
| pedalato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses. Imperative 'Pedala!' is colloquially used like 'Get a move on!'.