Meaning
to burn, scald
- to burn or scald someone or something with heat or hot liquid
- to feel very hot to the touch
In a sentence
Attento alla padella, scotta moltissimo!
Be careful with the pan, it's extremely hot!
Ieri mi sono scottato il dito con il vapore del tè.
Yesterday I burned my finger with the steam from the tea.
Perché scotti così tanto? Hai forse la febbre?
Why are you burning up so much? Do you have a fever?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scottare | infinitive |
| scotto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scotti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scotta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scottiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scottate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scottano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scottavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scottavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scottava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scottavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scottavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scottavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scottai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scottasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scottò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scottammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scottaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scottarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scotterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scotterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scotterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scotteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scotterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scotteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scotti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scotti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scotti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scottiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scottiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scottino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scottassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scottassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scottasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scottassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scottaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scottassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scotterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scotteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scotterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scotteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scottereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scotterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scotta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scottiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scottate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scottando | gerund |
| scottato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Used reflexively as 'scottarsi' when burning oneself accidentally.
- When used intransitively meaning 'to be hot', it takes auxiliary 'avere'.