Meaning
to bury
- To place or hide something underground, covering it with earth.
- To bury a dead body or remains (more colloquial than 'seppellire').
In a sentence
Il cane ha sotterrato un osso in giardino.
The dog buried a bone in the garden.
I pirati hanno sotterrato il tesoro su un'isola deserta.
The pirates buried the treasure on a deserted island.
È giunto il momento di sotterrare l'ascia di guerra e fare pace.
The time has come to bury the hatchet and make peace.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sotterrare | infinitive |
| sotterro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sotterri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sotterra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sotterriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sotterrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sotterrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sotterravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sotterravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sotterrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sotterravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sotterravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sotterravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sotterrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sotterrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sotterrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sotterrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sotterraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sotterrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sotterrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sotterrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sotterrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sotterreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sotterrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sotterreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sotterri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sotterri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sotterri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sotterriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sotterriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sotterrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sotterrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sotterrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sotterrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sotterrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sotterraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sotterrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sotterrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sotterreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sotterrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sotterreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sotterrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sotterrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sotterra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sotterriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sotterrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sotterrando | gerund |
| sotterrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- 'Seppellire' is the more formal or standard term for funerals; 'sotterrare' emphasizes putting into the soil.