Meaning
to rob, to mug
- to steal money or property from someone or some place using violence or threats
In a sentence
Due malviventi hanno rapinato la farmacia centrale ieri sera.
Two criminals robbed the central pharmacy yesterday evening.
Un uomo è stato rapinato mentre tornava a casa a piedi.
A man was mugged while walking home.
Perché rischiare il carcere per rapinare un piccolo negozio?
Why risk prison to rob a small store?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rapinare | infinitive |
| rapino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rapini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rapina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rapiniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rapinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rapinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rapinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rapinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rapinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rapinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rapinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rapinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rapinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rapinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rapinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rapinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rapinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rapinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rapinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rapinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rapinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rapineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rapinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rapineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rapini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rapini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rapini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rapiniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rapiniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rapinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rapinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rapinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rapinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rapinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rapinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rapinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rapinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rapineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rapinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rapineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rapinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rapinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rapina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rapiniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rapinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rapinando | gerund |
| rapinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Distinguish 'rapinare' (to rob violently) from 'rubare' (to steal in general).