Meaning
to scold, tell off
- to reprimand someone sharply, especially a child
In a sentence
La mamma sgrida spesso i bambini se non mangiano.
Mom often scolds the children if they don't eat.
Perché hai sgridato tuo fratello?
Why did you tell your brother off?
Il professore non ha sgridato nessuno per il ritardo.
The teacher didn't scold anyone for being late.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sgridare | infinitive |
| sgrido | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sgridi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sgrida | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sgridiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sgridate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sgridano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sgridavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sgridavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sgridava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sgridavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sgridavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sgridavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sgridai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sgridasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sgridò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sgridammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sgridaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sgridarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sgriderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sgriderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sgriderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sgrideremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sgriderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sgrideranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sgridi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sgridi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sgridi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sgridiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sgridiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sgridino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sgridassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sgridassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sgridasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sgridassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sgridaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sgridassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sgriderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sgrideresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sgriderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sgrideremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sgridereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sgriderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sgrida | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sgridiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sgridate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sgridando | gerund |
| sgridato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes a direct object: 'sgridare qualcuno' (to scold someone), not an indirect object.
- Near-synonyms include 'rimproverare' (slightly more formal) and 'urlare contro' (to yell at).