Meaning
to rub, scrub
- to move one's hand or an object back and forth across a surface with pressure; to rub
In a sentence
Si è sfregato gli occhi assonnati prima di scendere dal letto.
He rubbed his sleepy eyes before getting out of bed.
Devi sfregare con forza per togliere questa macchia dal tavolo.
You have to rub hard to remove this stain from the table.
Ha sfregato un fiammifero per accendere la vecchia candela.
He struck a match to light the old candle.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sfregare | infinitive |
| sfrego | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfreghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfrega | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfreghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfregate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfregano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfregavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sfregavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sfregava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sfregavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sfregavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sfregavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sfregai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sfregasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sfregò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sfregammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sfregaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sfregarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sfregherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sfregherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sfregherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sfregheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sfregherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sfregheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sfreghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfreghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfreghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfreghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfreghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfreghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfregassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sfregassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sfregasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sfregassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sfregaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sfregassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sfregherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfregheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfregherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfregheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfreghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfregherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfrega | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sfreghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sfregate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sfregando | gerund |
| sfregato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Verbs ending in '-gare' add an 'h' before 'e' and 'i' (e.g., sfreghi, sfregherò).
- Often used reflexively ('sfregarsi le mani/gli occhi') to mean rubbing one's hands or eyes.