Meaning
to rest, lay, lean
- to place or rest something down gently on a surface
- to lean or rest against support
- to be based or grounded on something
In a sentence
Poggia le chiavi sul tavolo dell'ingresso, per favore.
Put the keys down on the hall table, please.
La struttura poggia su solide fondamenta in cemento armato.
The structure rests on solid reinforced-concrete foundations.
Non poggiare i piedi bagnati sul divano nuovo.
Don't put your wet feet on the new sofa.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| poggiare | infinitive |
| poggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| poggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| poggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| poggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| poggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| poggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| poggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| poggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| poggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| poggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| poggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| poggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| poggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| poggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| poggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| poggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| poggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| poggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| poggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| poggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| poggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| poggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| poggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| poggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| poggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| poggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| poggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| poggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| poggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| poggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| poggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| poggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| poggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| poggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| poggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| poggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| poggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| poggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| poggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| poggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| poggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| poggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| poggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| poggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| poggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| poggiando | gerund |
| poggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often interchangeable with 'appoggiare'; can take 'su' when meaning 'to rest upon'.