Meaning
to make a mistake, be wrong
- to make a mistake
- to get wrong; mistake
- to be wrong
In a sentence
Scusa, ho sbagliato indirizzo.
Sorry, I got the address wrong.
Se non sbaglio, il treno parte alle otto.
If I'm not mistaken, the train leaves at eight.
Perché sbagli sempre il mio nome?
Why do you always get my name wrong?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sbagliare | infinitive |
| sbagliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbaglio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbagliate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbagli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbagliano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbaglia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbagliavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbagliavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbagliavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbagliavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbagliavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbagliava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbagliammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sbagliai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sbagliaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sbagliasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sbagliarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sbagliò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sbaglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sbaglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sbaglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sbaglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sbaglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sbaglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sbagliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbagli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbagliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbagli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbaglino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbagli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbagliassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbagliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbagliaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbagliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbagliassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbagliasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbaglieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbaglierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbagliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbaglieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbaglierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbaglierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbagliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sbagliate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sbaglia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sbagliando | gerund |
| sbagliato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use sbagliarsi for “to be mistaken”: Mi sbaglio. Use sbagliare something for errors: sbagliare risposta, numero, strada.
- With direct objects, it usually takes avere in compound tenses: Ho sbagliato indirizzo. Reflexive sbagliarsi takes essere: Mi sono sbagliato/a.
- Very common in speech. In formal contexts, commettere un errore or errare can sound more precise or elevated.