Meaning
to jump, to leap, to spring (in general, or in several movements)
- to jump, to leap, to spring (a single movement to or from some location)
- to skip, to miss (a meal, class, turn, etc.)
- to explode, to blow up, to fuse
In a sentence
I bambini saltano sul letto ogni mattina.
The kids jump on the bed every morning.
Sei saltato giù dal muro da solo?
Did you jump down from the wall by yourself?
No, non saltare via senza dire niente.
No, don't leave without saying anything.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| saltare | infinitive |
| saltiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| salto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| saltate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| salti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| saltano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| salta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| saltavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| saltavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| saltavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| saltavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| saltavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| saltava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| saltammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| saltai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| saltaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| saltasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| saltarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| saltò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| salteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| salterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| salterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| salterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| salteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| salterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| saltiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| salti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| saltiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| salti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| saltino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| salti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| saltassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| saltassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| saltaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| saltassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| saltassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| saltasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| salteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| salterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| saltereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| salteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| salterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| salterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| saltiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| saltate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| salta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| saltando | gerund |
| saltato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'saltare' for jumping in general; 'balzare' implies sudden, forceful movement.
- Avoid 'saltare' for 'to skip' (e.g., a meal); use 'saltare' only for physical leaps or omissions like 'saltare una pagina.'
- Takes 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses when intransitive (e.g., 'sono saltato').