heypolyglot
Italian

scoccare

/skokˈka.re/verbC2
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Meaning

to strike, spark

  • to strike (of an hour or clock)
  • to spark, trigger (of feelings, a spark)
  • to shoot, release (an arrow)

In a sentence

È appena scoccata la mezzanotte e siamo ancora qui.

Midnight has just struck and we are still here.

Tra loro è scoccata subito la scintilla dell'amore.

The spark of love flared up between them immediately.

L'arciere ha scoccato una freccia verso il bersaglio.

The archer shot an arrow toward the target.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
scoccareinfinitive
scoccoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
scocchiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
scoccaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
scocchiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
scoccateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
scoccanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
scoccavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
scoccaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
scoccavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
scoccavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
scoccavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
scoccavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
scoccaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
scoccastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
scoccòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
scoccammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
scoccasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
scoccaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
scoccheròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
scoccheraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
scoccheràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
scoccheremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
scocchereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
scoccherannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
scocchisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
scocchisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
scocchisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
scocchiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
scocchiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
scocchinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
scoccassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
scoccassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
scoccassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
scoccassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
scoccastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
scoccasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
scocchereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
scoccheresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
scoccherebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
scoccheremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
scoccheresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
scoccherebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
scoccaimperative · singular · 2nd person
scocchiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
scoccateimperative · plural · 2nd person
scoccandogerund
scoccatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Uses 'essere' in intransitive senses (clock striking, spark igniting) and 'avere' transitively (shooting an arrow).

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