Meaning
to shake
- to shake, to jolt
- to shake off
- to shock, to upset
In a sentence
Il vento scuote forte gli alberi stanotte.
The wind is shaking the trees hard tonight.
Hai scosso bene la tovaglia fuori?
Did you shake out the tablecloth well outside?
La sua notizia mi ha scosso molto.
His news really upset me.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scuotere | infinitive |
| scuotiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scuoto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scuotete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scuoti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scuotono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scuote | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scuotevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scuotevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scuotevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scuotevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scuotevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scuoteva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scuotemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scossi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scuoteste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scuotesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scossero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scosse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scuoteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scuoterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scuoterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scuoterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scuoteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scuoterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scuotiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scuota | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scuotiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scuota | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scuotano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scuota | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scuotessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scuotessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scuoteste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scuotessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scuotessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scuotesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scuoteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scuoterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scuotereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scuoteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scuoterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scuoterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scuotiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scuotete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scuoti | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scuotendo | gerund |
| scosso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use scuotere for physical shaking or strong emotional impact; agitare is more about stirring, waving, or general agitation.
- Past participle is irregular: scosso. With essere in reflexive forms, agree it: si è scossa / si sono scossi.
- Common object pronouns attach normally: scuoterlo, scuoterla. Don't confuse with scrollare, often used for shrugging or shaking off dust.
- past participle scosso