Meaning
to sting, to prick
- to pierce slightly with a sharp point, needle, or thorn
- to sting or bite (of insects or plants)
- to hurt or annoy someone emotionally (figurative)
In a sentence
Attento a quella pianta grassa, le spine pungono molto.
Be careful with that succulent, the thorns prick hard.
Mi ha punto una vespa sul braccio mentre raccoglievo la frutta.
A wasp stung me on the arm while I was picking fruit.
Quella critica ironica lo ha punto sul vivo.
That ironic criticism touched a raw nerve with him.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pungere | infinitive |
| pungo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| pungi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| punge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pungiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| pungete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pungono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pungevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pungevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pungeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pungevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pungevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pungevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| punsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| pungesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| punse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| pungemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| pungeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| punsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| pungerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| pungerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| pungerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| pungeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| pungerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| pungeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| punga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| punga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| punga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pungiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pungiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pungano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pungessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pungessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pungesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pungessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pungeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pungessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pungerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| pungeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pungerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pungeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| pungereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pungerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pungi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| pungiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| pungete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| pungendo | gerund |
| punto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Irregular in the passato remoto (io punsi) and past participle (punto). Takes 'avere'.
- past participle punto