Meaning
to perpetrate
- to commit a crime, offense, or unjust act
In a sentence
I responsabili hanno perpetrato una truffa ai danni dello Stato.
The culprits perpetrated a fraud against the state.
Nessuno può ignorare le ingiustizie perpetrate in quella regione.
No one can ignore the injustices perpetrated in that region.
Hanno cercato di scoprire chi avesse perpetrato l'attacco.
They tried to find out who had perpetrated the attack.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| perpetrare | infinitive |
| perpetro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| perpetri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| perpetrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| perpetravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| perpetravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| perpetrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| perpetraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| perpetrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| perpetrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| perpetri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| perpetriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| perpetrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| perpetraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| perpetreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| perpetrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| perpetrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetrando | gerund |
| perpetrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: common in legal, journalistic, or academic contexts.
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Do not confuse with 'perpetuare' (to perpetuate, keep alive indefinitely).