Meaning
to take (a photo)
- to take, to snap (a photo)
- to start, to be triggered, to take effect (e.g. of a rule or plan)
- to sprint
- to jump up, to spring up
In a sentence
Appena ha sentito il rumore, è scattato in piedi.
As soon as he heard the noise, he jumped to his feet.
Ho scattato una bellissima foto al tramonto.
I took a beautiful photo at sunset.
Al via, Luca è scattato subito davanti a tutti.
At the start, Luca sprinted right ahead of everyone.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scattare | infinitive |
| scattiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scatto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scattate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scatti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scattano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scatta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scattavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scattavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scattavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scattavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scattavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scattava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scattammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scattai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scattaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scattasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scattarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scattò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scatteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scatterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scatterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scatterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scatteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scatterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scattiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scattiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scattino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scattassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scattaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scattassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scattasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scatteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scatterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scattereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scatteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scatterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scatterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scattiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scattate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scatta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scattando | gerund |
| scattato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use essere in compound tenses for intransitive meanings: è scattato l’allarme, sono scattati in piedi.
- For running fast, scattare suggests a sudden burst; correre is the general verb, sprintare is sportier and more modern.
- Very common with alarms, traps, locks, and automatic mechanisms; less natural for ordinary human actions unless the movement is abrupt.