Meaning
to break (violently); to shatter
- to smash, shatter
- to crash
- to kill; wear out
- to die, croak
In a sentence
Ha schiantato il bicchiere contro il muro.
He smashed the glass against the wall.
L'urto ha schiantato il parabrezza.
The impact shattered the windshield.
La tempesta ha schiantato molti alberi.
The storm smashed many trees.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| schiantare | infinitive |
| schiantiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| schianto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| schiantate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| schianti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| schiantano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| schianta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| schiantavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| schiantavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| schiantavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| schiantavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| schiantavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| schiantava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| schiantammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| schiantai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| schiantaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| schiantasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| schiantarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| schiantò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| schianteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| schianterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| schianterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| schianterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| schianteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| schianterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| schiantiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| schianti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| schiantiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| schianti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| schiantino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| schianti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| schiantassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| schiantassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| schiantaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| schiantassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| schiantassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| schiantasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| schianteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| schianterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| schiantereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| schianteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| schianterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| schianterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| schiantiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| schiantate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| schianta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| schiantando | gerund |
| schiantato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Very common reflexive: schiantarsi = crash, collapse, or die. Use essere in compound tenses: si è schiantato/a.
- For objects breaking, rompere is broader and more neutral. Schiantare sounds more violent, sudden, or total.
- In speech, schiantarsi can mean being exhausted: sono schiantato. Don’t confuse this with literal crashing.