Meaning
to saw
- to cut wood, metal, or stone using a saw
- to fail or reject someone in an exam (informal)
In a sentence
Ha segato i rami secchi dell'albero in giardino.
He sawed off the dry branches of the tree in the garden.
Attento a non farti male mentre seghi quella tavola di legno.
Be careful not to hurt yourself while you saw that wooden board.
Non riusciamo a segare questo tronco con una sega a mano.
We can't saw this trunk with a hand saw.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| segare | infinitive |
| sego | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| seghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sega | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| seghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| segate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| segano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| segavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| segavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| segava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| segavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| segavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| segavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| segai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| segasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| segò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| segammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| segaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| segarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| segherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| segherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| segherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| segheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| segherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| segheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| seghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| seghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| seghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| seghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| seghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| seghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| segassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| segassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| segasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| segassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| segaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| segassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| segherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| segheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| segherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| segheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| seghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| segherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sega | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| seghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| segate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| segando | gerund |
| segato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'h' before 'e' and 'i' to preserve the hard /ɡ/ sound (e.g. 'seghiamo', 'seghi').
- In student slang, it colloquially means 'to fail' an exam.