Meaning
to sow; to seed
- to leave or forget items here and there, messily; to strew
- to leave behind, covering one's tracks; to shake off
In a sentence
In primavera seminiamo i pomodori in giardino.
In spring we sow tomatoes in the garden.
Hai seminato le chiavi di nuovo per casa?
Did you leave your keys all over the house again?
Corri, così seminiamo gli altri al parco.
Run, so we shake the others off at the park.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| seminare | infinitive |
| seminiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| semino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| seminate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| semini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| seminano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| semina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| seminavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| seminavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| seminavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| seminavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| seminavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| seminava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| seminammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| seminai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| seminaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| seminasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| seminarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| seminò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| semineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| seminerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| seminerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| seminerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| semineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| seminerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| seminiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| semini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| seminiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| semini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| seminino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| semini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| seminassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| seminassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| seminaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| seminassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| seminassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| seminasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| semineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| seminerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| seminereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| semineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| seminerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| seminerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| seminiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| seminate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| semina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| seminando | gerund |
| seminato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For literal agriculture, seminare is standard; for planting seedlings, use piantare, not seminare.
- For scattering objects around, it's colloquial and often critical; spargere is broader and more neutral.
- In the figurative 'shake off pursuers' sense, it's informal and context-dependent; don't use it for simply 'leave behind' in neutral contexts.