Meaning
to feed, nourish
- to satisfy the hunger of someone; to provide enough food for
In a sentence
Lavora molte ore per poter sfamare i suoi quattro figli.
He works long hours in order to feed his four children.
L'associazione distribuisce cibo per sfamare centinaia di senzatetto.
The charity distributes food to feed hundreds of homeless people.
Questo piccolo pezzo di pane non basta a sfamare tutti.
This small piece of bread is not enough to feed everyone.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sfamare | infinitive |
| sfamo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfami | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfama | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfamiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfamate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfamano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfamavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sfamavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sfamava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sfamavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sfamavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sfamavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sfamai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sfamasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sfamò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sfamammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sfamaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sfamarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sfamerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sfamerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sfamerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sfameremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sfamerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sfameranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sfami | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfami | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfami | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfamiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfamiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfamino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfamassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sfamassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sfamasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sfamassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sfamaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sfamassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sfamerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfameresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfamerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfameremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfamereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfamerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfama | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sfamiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sfamate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sfamando | gerund |
| sfamato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- The prefix s- here is privative (removes 'fame', hunger). Reflexive 'sfamarsi' means to feed oneself.