Meaning
to blow
- to blow (glass)
- to pant, puff
- to whisper, tip off
In a sentence
Stanotte il vento ha soffiato forte.
Tonight the wind blew hard.
Il bambino ha soffiato sulle candeline della torta.
The child blew out the candles on the cake.
Mi hai soffiato il segreto all'orecchio.
You whispered the secret in my ear.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| soffiare | infinitive |
| soffiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| soffio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| soffiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soffi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soffiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soffia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soffiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| soffiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| soffiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| soffiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| soffiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| soffiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| soffiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| soffiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| soffiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| soffiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| soffiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| soffiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| soffieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| soffierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| soffierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| soffierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| soffieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| soffierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| soffiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| soffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| soffiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soffino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soffiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| soffiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| soffiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| soffiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| soffiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| soffiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| soffieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| soffierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| soffiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soffieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soffierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soffierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soffiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| soffiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| soffia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| soffiando | gerund |
| soffiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use soffiare for wind, candles, or blowing air. For inflating, Italians often prefer gonfiare: gonfiare un palloncino.
- For 'to steal' informally, Italians also use soffiare: mi hanno soffiato il posto. This sense is colloquial and not suitable in formal writing.
- As an intransitive verb about wind or breathing, it normally takes avere in compound tenses: ha soffiato forte tutta notte.