Meaning
to annoy; to dry
- to annoy, irritate, or bother someone (often used impersonally: mi secca)
- to dry up, parch, or cause to lose moisture
In a sentence
Mi secca molto dover ricominciare tutto il lavoro dall'inizio.
It really bothers me to have to restart all the work from the beginning.
Non seccarmi adesso, devo finire questa relazione urgente.
Don't bother me now; I have to finish this urgent report.
Il caldo eccessivo ha seccato quasi tutte le piante sul balcone.
The excessive heat dried out almost all the plants on the balcony.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| seccare | infinitive |
| secco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| secchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| secca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| secchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| seccate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| seccano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| seccavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| seccavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| seccava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| seccavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| seccavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| seccavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| seccai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| seccasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| seccò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| seccammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| seccaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| seccarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| seccherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| seccherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| seccherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| seccheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| seccherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| seccheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| secchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| secchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| secchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| secchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| secchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| secchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| seccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| seccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| seccasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| seccassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| seccaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| seccassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| seccherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| seccheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| seccherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| seccheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| secchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| seccherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| secca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| secchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| seccate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| seccando | gerund |
| seccato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'h' before 'e' or 'i' to preserve the hard /k/ sound: 'secchi', 'secchiamo'.
- The figurative sense 'to annoy' is very common impersonally: 'mi secca fare...' (I hate/dislike having to...).