Meaning
to beat
- to slam, to shut hard
- to beat, to whisk (eggs, cream); to shake (rugs etc.)
- to bump, to knock
- to throw, to fling
In a sentence
Ho sbattuto la porta e sono uscito.
I slammed the door and went out.
Non sbattere il bicchiere sul tavolo.
Don't bang the glass on the table.
Hai sbattuto contro il muro per caso?
Did you bump into the wall by accident?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sbattere | infinitive |
| sbattiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbatto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbattete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbatti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbattono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbatte | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbattevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbattevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbattevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbattevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbattevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbatteva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbattemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sbattei | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sbatteste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sbattesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sbatterono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sbatté | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sbatteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sbatterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sbatterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sbatterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sbatteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sbatterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sbattiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbatta | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbattiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbatta | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbattano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbatta | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbattessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbattessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbatteste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbattessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbattessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbattesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbatteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbatterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbattereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbatteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbatterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbatterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbattiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sbattete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sbatti | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sbattendo | gerund |
| sbattuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For hitting a surface accidentally, use sbattere contro. For a light knock, urtare is often milder.
- Sbattere la porta means slam the door; chiudere forte is more neutral and less vivid.
- As a transitive verb it takes avere: ho sbattuto la porta. Intransitive movement uses essere in some contexts: sono sbattuto contro il muro.