Meaning
to throb, to pulsate
- to beat, throb, or pulsate rhythmically (of veins, heart, or a wound)
- to vibrate or beam with energy or light
In a sentence
Mi pulsa forte la ferita al dito dopo l'incidente.
The wound on my finger is throbbing hard after the accident.
Sento la vena della fronte che continua a pulsare senza sosta.
I feel the vein on my forehead continuing to throb relentlessly.
Non riesco a concentrarmi perché la testa mi pulsa terribilmente.
I can't concentrate because my head is throbbing terribly.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pulsare | infinitive |
| pulso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| pulsi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pulsa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pulsiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| pulsate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pulsano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pulsavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pulsavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pulsava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pulsavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pulsavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pulsavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pulsai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| pulsasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| pulsò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| pulsammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| pulsaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| pulsarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| pulserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| pulserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| pulserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| pulseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| pulserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| pulseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| pulsi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pulsi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pulsi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pulsiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pulsiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pulsino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pulsassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pulsassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pulsasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pulsassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pulsaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pulsassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pulserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| pulseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pulserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pulseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| pulsereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pulserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pulsa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| pulsiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| pulsate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| pulsando | gerund |
| pulsato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Frequently describes pain, such as a throbbing headache (mi pulsa la testa).