Meaning
to comb
- to arrange hair with a comb or brush
In a sentence
Pettino i capelli ogni mattina.
I comb my hair every morning.
Puoi pettinare la bambina?
Can you comb the little girl's hair?
Oggi non pettino il cane.
Today I'm not combing the dog.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pettinare | infinitive |
| pettino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| pettini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pettina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pettiniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| pettinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pettinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pettinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pettinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pettinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pettinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pettinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pettinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pettinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| pettinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| pettinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| pettinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| pettinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| pettinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| pettinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| pettinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| pettinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| pettineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| pettinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| pettineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| pettini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pettini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pettini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pettiniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pettiniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pettinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pettinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pettinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pettinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pettinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pettinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pettinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pettinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| pettineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pettinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pettineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| pettinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pettinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pettina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| pettiniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| pettinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| pettinando | gerund |
| pettinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used reflexively: pettinarsi = to comb one's hair.
- Regular -are verb with avere in compound tenses.
- Common pattern: pettinare qualcuno / i capelli.