Meaning
to lay down
- to lay someone or something down flat
- (reflexive, sdraiarsi) to lie down or recline
In a sentence
Vado a sdraiarmi sul letto per mezz'ora perché ho mal di testa.
I'm going to lie down on the bed for half an hour because I have a headache.
Ti va di sdraiarti un attimo prima di uscire?
Do you want to lie down for a moment before going out?
Non ti sdraiare sull'erba umida, potresti bagnarti.
Don't lie down on the damp grass; you might get wet.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sdraiare | infinitive |
| sdraio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sdrai | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sdraia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sdraiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sdraiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sdraiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sdraiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sdraiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sdraiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sdraiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sdraiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sdraiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sdraiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sdraiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sdraiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sdraiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sdraiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sdraiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sdraierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sdraierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sdraierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sdraieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sdraierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sdraieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sdrai | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sdrai | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sdrai | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sdraiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sdraiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sdraino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sdraiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sdraiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sdraiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sdraiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sdraiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sdraiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sdraierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sdraieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sdraierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sdraieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sdraiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sdraierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sdraia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sdraiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sdraiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sdraiando | gerund |
| sdraiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Far more common as the reflexive verb 'sdraiarsi' ('to lie down') than in the transitive form.