Meaning
to shovel
- to move or clear something (especially snow, earth, or grain) using a shovel
In a sentence
Dobbiamo spalare la neve davanti al garage prima di uscire.
We have to shovel the snow in front of the garage before going out.
Hai finito di spalare il cortile?
Have you finished shovelling the courtyard?
Non abbiamo spalato la strada perché non avevamo attrezzi adatti.
We didn't shovel the driveway because we didn't have suitable tools.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spalare | infinitive |
| spalo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| spali | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spala | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spaliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| spalate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spalano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spalavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spalavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spalava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spalavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spalavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spalavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spalai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| spalasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| spalò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| spalammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| spalaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| spalarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| spalerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| spalerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| spalerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| spaleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| spalerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| spaleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| spali | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| spali | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spali | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spaliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| spaliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spalino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spalassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spalassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spalasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spalassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spalaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spalassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spalerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| spaleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spalerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spaleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| spalereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spalerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spala | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| spaliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| spalate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| spalando | gerund |
| spalato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes the auxiliary avere in compound tenses.
- Most commonly heard in the phrase 'spalare la neve' (to shovel snow).