Meaning
to explode, to burst
- to explode, burst
- to break out (war, fire, argument)
- to burst out (laughing, crying)
- to be bursting, overflowing
In a sentence
Il palloncino è scoppiato all'improvviso in cucina.
The balloon suddenly burst in the kitchen.
Quando è scoppiata la lite tra voi?
When did the argument break out between you?
Dopo dieci chilometri, stavo per scoppiare.
After ten kilometers, I was about to give out.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scoppiare | infinitive |
| scoppiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scoppio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scoppiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scoppi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scoppiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scoppia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scoppiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scoppiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scoppiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scoppiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scoppiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scoppiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scoppiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scoppiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scoppiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scoppiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scoppiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scoppiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scoppieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scoppierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scoppierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scoppierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scoppieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scoppierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scoppiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scoppi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scoppiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scoppi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scoppino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scoppi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scoppiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scoppiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scoppiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scoppiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scoppiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scoppiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scoppieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scoppierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scoppiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scoppieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scoppierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scoppierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scoppiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scoppiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scoppia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scoppiando | gerund |
| scoppiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use essere in compound tenses for intransitive meanings: la bomba è scoppiata, la guerra è scoppiata. Past participle agrees with the subject.
- For crying/laughing, Italian prefers scoppiare a ridere/piangere over a direct object. Don't say scoppiarlo.
- Scoppiare is stronger and more sudden than iniziare or esplodere emotionally; it's common for wars, scandals, laughter, tears, applause.