Meaning
to split, separate
- to divide or separate into distinct parts or components
- to sever an abstract connection or contract
In a sentence
È impossibile scindere i due problemi in questa situazione.
It is impossible to separate the two issues in this situation.
Perché intendete scindere la società in due rami?
Why do you intend to split the company into two branches?
Non possiamo scindere la teoria dalla pratica.
We cannot divorce theory from practice.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scindere | infinitive |
| scindo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scindi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scinde | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scindiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scindete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scindono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scindevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scindevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scindeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scindevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scindevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scindevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scissi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scindesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scisse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scindemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scindeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scissero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scinderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scinderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scinderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scinderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scinderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scinderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scinda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scinda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scinda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scindiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scindiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scindano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scindessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scindessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scindesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scindessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scindeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scindessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scinderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scinderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scinderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scinderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scindereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scinderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scindi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scindiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scindete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scindendo | gerund |
| scisso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: used mainly in formal, scientific, legal, or intellectual contexts.
- Irregular remote past ('scissi') and past participle ('scisso'). Takes 'avere'.
- past participle scisso