Meaning
to snort, sniff
- to inhale a powdery drug through the nose
- to sniff or smell something audibly (less common)
In a sentence
La polizia ha sorpreso due ragazzi a sniffare nel vicolo.
The police caught two guys snorting drugs in the alley.
Sapevi che quell'attore sniffava regolarmente sostanze illegali?
Did you know that actor regularly snorted illegal substances?
Ha promesso alla famiglia che non snifferà mai più.
He promised his family that he will never snort drugs again.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sniffare | infinitive |
| sniffo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sniffi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sniffa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sniffiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sniffate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sniffano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sniffavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sniffavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sniffava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sniffavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sniffavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sniffavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sniffai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sniffasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sniffò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sniffammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sniffaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sniffarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| snifferò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| snifferai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| snifferà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| snifferemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| snifferete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| snifferanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sniffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sniffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sniffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sniffiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sniffiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sniffino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sniffassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sniffassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sniffasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sniffassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sniffaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sniffassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| snifferei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| snifferesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| snifferebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| snifferemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sniffereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| snifferebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sniffa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sniffiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sniffate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sniffando | gerund |
| sniffato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal register: primarily refers to drug use.
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' and conjugates regularly like standard -are verbs.