Meaning
to sacrifice
- to give up, renounce
In a sentence
Ho sacrificato il weekend per finire il progetto.
I sacrificed the weekend to finish the project.
Non voglio sacrificare il sonno per uscire.
I don't want to give up sleep to go out.
Ti sacrificheresti per chi ami davvero?
Would you sacrifice yourself for someone you really love?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sacrificare | infinitive |
| sacrifichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sacrifico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sacrificate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sacrifichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sacrificano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sacrifica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sacrificavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sacrificavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sacrificavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sacrificavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sacrificavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sacrificava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sacrificammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sacrificai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sacrificaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sacrificasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sacrificarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sacrificò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sacrificheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sacrificherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sacrificherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sacrificherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sacrificheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sacrificherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sacrifichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sacrifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sacrifichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sacrifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sacrifichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sacrifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sacrificassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sacrificassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sacrificaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sacrificassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sacrificassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sacrificasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sacrificheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sacrificherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sacrifichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sacrificheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sacrificherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sacrificherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sacrifichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sacrificate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sacrifica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sacrificando | gerund |
| sacrificato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often reflexive: sacrificarsi per qualcuno means “to devote oneself” or “make sacrifices for someone,” stronger and more personal than simply aiutare.
- For giving something up, Italians often prefer rinunciare a. Sacrificare sounds more like giving up something valuable or important.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses: ho sacrificato tutto. Reflexive forms use essere: si è sacrificato per la famiglia.