Meaning
to clean
- to clear away
In a sentence
Devo pulire la cucina oggi.
I have to clean the kitchen today.
Hai pulito la scrivania o c'è ancora roba?
Did you clear the desk, or is there still stuff on it?
Non pulire il tavolo con quella spugna sporca.
Don't clean the table with that dirty sponge.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pulire | infinitive |
| puliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| pulisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| pulite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pulisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| puliscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pulisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pulivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pulivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pulivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pulivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pulivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| puliva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pulimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| pulii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| puliste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| pulisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| pulirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| pulì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| puliremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| pulirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| pulirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| pulirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| puliranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| pulirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| puliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pulisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| puliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pulisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| puliscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pulisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pulissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pulissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| puliste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pulissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pulissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pulisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| puliremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| pulirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| pulireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| puliresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pulirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pulirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| puliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| pulite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| pulisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| pulendo | gerund |
| pulito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use pulire for cleaning surfaces or spaces; lavare is for washing with water, especially clothes, dishes, body parts, and floors.
- For people, pulire can mean 'clean out' or rob in colloquial speech; avoid it if you simply mean washing someone.
- It usually takes avere: ho pulito la cucina. In reflexive use, use essere: mi sono pulito le mani.