Meaning
to hop, skip
- to jump lightly and repeatedly, to skip or hop along
In a sentence
La bambina saltellava felice lungo il sentiero del parco.
The little girl was hopping happily along the park path.
Un piccolo passero saltella sul balcone ogni mattina.
A little sparrow hops on the balcony every morning.
Perché continui a saltellare su un piede solo?
Why do you keep hopping on just one foot?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| saltellare | infinitive |
| saltello | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| saltelli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| saltella | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| saltelliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| saltellate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| saltellano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| saltellavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| saltellavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| saltellava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| saltellavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| saltellavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| saltellavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| saltellai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| saltellasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| saltellò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| saltellammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| saltellaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| saltellarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| saltellerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| saltellerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| saltellerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| saltelleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| saltellerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| saltelleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| saltelli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| saltelli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| saltelli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| saltelliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in modern Italian.
- Frequentative/diminutive of 'saltare' (indicates repeated small jumps).