Meaning
to fold
- to fold up
- to bend
- to defeat
In a sentence
Puoi piegare questa maglietta, per favore?
Can you fold this T-shirt, please?
Ho piegato il foglio in quattro parti.
I folded the sheet into four parts.
La nostra squadra non si piega facilmente.
Our team doesn't give in easily.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| piegare | infinitive |
| pieghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| piego | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| piegate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pieghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| piegano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| piega | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| piegavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| piegavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| piegavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| piegavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| piegavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| piegava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| piegammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| piegai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| piegaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| piegasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| piegarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| piegò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| piegheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| piegherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| piegherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| piegherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| piegheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| piegherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| pieghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pieghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pieghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pieghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pieghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pieghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| piegassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| piegassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| piegaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| piegassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| piegassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| piegasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| piegheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| piegherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| pieghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| piegheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| piegherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| piegherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pieghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| piegate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| piega | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| piegando | gerund |
| piegato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use piegare for folding or bending something physical; use ripiegare for folding back/up neatly, especially clothes, paper, or strollers.
- For vehicles turning, Italian usually prefers svoltare, not piegare. Piega can appear in sports or road contexts, but it is more specialized.
- As a transitive verb it takes avere: ho piegato il foglio. Reflexive piegarsi uses essere: mi sono piegato dalle risate.