Meaning
to open wide
In a sentence
Ho spalancato la finestra perché faceva troppo caldo.
I opened the window wide because it was too hot.
Puoi spalancare la porta, per favore?
Can you open the door wide, please?
Non spalancare gli occhi così, mi fai ridere.
Don't open your eyes so wide, you make me laugh.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spalancare | infinitive |
| spalanchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| spalanco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| spalancate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spalanchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spalancano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spalanca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spalancavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spalancavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spalancavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spalancavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spalancavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spalancava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spalancammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| spalancai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| spalancaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| spalancasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| spalancarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| spalancò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| spalancheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| spalancherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| spalancherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| spalancherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| spalancheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| spalancherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| spalanchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| spalanchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| spalanchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spalanchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spalanchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spalanchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spalancassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spalancassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spalancaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spalancassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spalancassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spalancasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spalancheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| spalancherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| spalanchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spalancheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spalancherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spalancherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spalanchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| spalancate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| spalanca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| spalancando | gerund |
| spalancato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Stronger than aprire: use it when something is opened all the way, often suddenly or dramatically.
- Very common with occhi, porta, finestra, braccia; less natural for small objects like books or boxes.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses when transitive: ha spalancato la porta.