Meaning
to run away, escape
- to slip out, leave quickly
In a sentence
Il gatto è scappato dalla finestra aperta.
The cat ran away through the open window.
Perché vuoi scappare così presto dalla festa?
Why do you want to leave the party so early?
Non scappare, parliamone con calma.
Don't run away, let's talk about it calmly.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scappare | infinitive |
| scappiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scappo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scappate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scappi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scappano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scappa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scappavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scappavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scappavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scappavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scappavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scappava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scappammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scappai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scappaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scappasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scapparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scappò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scapperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scapperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scapperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scapperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scapperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scapperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scappiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scappi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scappiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scappi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scappino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scappi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scappassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scappassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scappaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scappassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scappassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scappasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scapperemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scapperei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scappereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scapperesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scapperebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scapperebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scappiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scappate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scappa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scappando | gerund |
| scappato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'scappare' for sudden, urgent escapes; 'fuggire' implies longer-term flight or evasion.
- Auxiliary is 'essere' in compound tenses (e.g., 'sono scappato'). Agreement with subject gender/number.
- Common in informal speech; 'evadere' is formal (e.g., prison escapes).