Meaning
stab
- to strike or wound someone with a knife or dagger
- to betray someone deeply (figurative)
In a sentence
L'aggressore ha pugnalato la vittima al braccio durante la lite.
The attacker stabbed the victim in the arm during the brawl.
Pensavo fosse un amico leale, invece mi ha pugnalato alle spalle.
I thought he was a loyal friend, but instead he stabbed me in the back.
Nessun testimone ha visto chi ha pugnalato l'uomo nel parco.
No witness saw who stabbed the man in the park.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pugnalare | infinitive |
| pugnalo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| pugnali | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pugnala | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pugnaliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| pugnalate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pugnalano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pugnalavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pugnalavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pugnalava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pugnalavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pugnalavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pugnalavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pugnalai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| pugnalasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| pugnalò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| pugnalammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| pugnalaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| pugnalarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| pugnalerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| pugnalerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| pugnalerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| pugnaleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| pugnalerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| pugnaleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| pugnali | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pugnali | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pugnali | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pugnaliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pugnaliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pugnalino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pugnalassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pugnalassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pugnalasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pugnalassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pugnalaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pugnalassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pugnalerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| pugnaleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pugnalerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pugnaleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| pugnalereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pugnalerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pugnala | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| pugnaliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| pugnalate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| pugnalando | gerund |
| pugnalato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Derived from 'pugnale' (dagger).
- Takes 'avere'. Commonly used figuratively in 'pugnalare alle spalle' (to backstab).