Meaning
to exploit
- to make the most of, take advantage of
In a sentence
Non voglio sfruttare la tua gentilezza.
I don't want to exploit your kindness.
Hai sfruttato bene il tempo libero oggi?
Did you make good use of your free time today?
Sfrutta questa occasione prima che finisca.
Take advantage of this opportunity before it ends.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sfruttare | infinitive |
| sfruttiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfrutto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfruttate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfrutti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfruttano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfrutta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfruttavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sfruttavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sfruttavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sfruttavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sfruttavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sfruttava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sfruttammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sfruttai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sfruttaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sfruttasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sfruttarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sfruttò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sfrutteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sfrutterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sfrutterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sfrutterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sfrutteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sfrutterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sfruttiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfrutti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfruttiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfrutti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfruttino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfrutti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfruttassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sfruttassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sfruttaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sfruttassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sfruttassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sfruttasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sfrutteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfrutterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfruttereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfrutteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfrutterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfrutterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfruttiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sfruttate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sfrutta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sfruttando | gerund |
| sfruttato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often sounds negative with people or workers: sfruttare qualcuno = exploit someone. For neutral benefit, context matters.
- Very common in positive contexts with opportunities, time, or resources: sfruttare al meglio il tempo, sfruttare un'occasione.
- Regular -are verb; takes avere in compound tenses: ho sfruttato, not sono sfruttato.