Meaning
to joke
- to kid
- to fool around
In a sentence
Dai, stavo scherzando, non prendertela.
Come on, I was joking, don't take it personally.
Perché scherzi sempre su tutto?
Why do you always joke about everything?
Non scherzare con queste cose.
Don't joke about these things.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scherzare | infinitive |
| scherziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scherzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scherzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scherzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scherzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scherza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scherzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scherzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scherzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scherzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scherzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scherzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scherzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scherzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scherzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scherzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scherzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scherzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scherzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scherzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scherzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scherzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scherzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scherzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scherziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scherzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scherziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scherzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scherzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scherzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scherzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scherzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scherzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scherzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scherzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scherzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scherzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scherzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scherzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scherzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scherzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scherzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scherziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scherzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scherza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scherzando | gerund |
| scherzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use scherzare for joking in general; prendere in giro is specifically teasing or mocking someone.
- With a person, use scherzare con qualcuno. Scherzare su qualcosa means joke about something.
- Often used in the fixed phrase scherzare con il fuoco, meaning to take dangerous risks.