Meaning
to dangle, hang
- To hang loosely down, swinging or swaying freely.
In a sentence
Un vecchio cavo elettrico penzola pericolosamente dal balcone del secondo piano.
An old electric cable dangles dangerously from the second-floor balcony.
I bambini sedevano sul muretto lasciando penzolare le gambe.
The children sat on the low wall, letting their legs dangle.
Perché quella corda penzola ancora dall'albero del giardino?
Why is that rope still hanging from the tree in the garden?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| penzolare | infinitive |
| penzolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| penzoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| penzola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| penzoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| penzolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| penzolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| penzolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| penzolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| penzolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| penzolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| penzolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| penzolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| penzolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| penzolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| penzolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| penzolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| penzolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| penzolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| penzolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| penzolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| penzolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| penzoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| penzolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| penzoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| penzoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| penzoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| penzoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| penzoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| penzoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| penzolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| penzolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| penzolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| penzolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| penzolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| penzolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| penzolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| penzolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| penzoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| penzolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| penzoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| penzolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| penzolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| penzola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| penzoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| penzolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| penzolando | gerund |
| penzolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Intransitive verb taking auxiliary 'avere'.
- Often combined with prepositions like 'da' (penzolare dal soffitto).