Meaning
to close, shut (tightly)
- to clamp
In a sentence
Per favore, serra bene la finestra prima di uscire.
Please shut the window tightly before leaving.
Hai serrato il tappo della bottiglia?
Did you tighten the bottle cap?
Non serrare troppo la vite, si rompe.
Don't tighten the screw too much, it breaks.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| serrare | infinitive |
| serriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| serro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| serrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| serri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| serrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| serra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| serravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| serravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| serravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| serravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| serravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| serrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| serrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| serrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| serraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| serrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| serrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| serrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| serreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| serrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| serrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| serrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| serreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| serrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| serriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| serri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| serriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| serri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| serrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| serri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| serrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| serrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| serraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| serrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| serrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| serrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| serreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| serrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| serrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| serreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| serrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| serrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| serriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| serrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| serra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| serrando | gerund |
| serrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More literary or formal than chiudere; common in writing, instructions, and fixed phrases.
- Often used transitively: serrare la porta, serrare i denti. Less common in everyday casual speech.
- With direct object, it takes avere in compound tenses: ho serrato la finestra.