Meaning
to shoot, to fire
- to blurt out, to make up
In a sentence
Non sparare, c'è ancora gente in strada.
Don't shoot, there are still people in the street.
Il cacciatore ha sparato a un uccello.
The hunter shot at a bird.
Ieri hanno sparato tre colpi vicino al lago.
Yesterday they fired three shots near the lake.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sparare | infinitive |
| spariamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sparo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sparate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spari | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sparano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spara | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sparavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sparavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sparavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sparavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sparavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sparava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sparammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sparai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sparaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sparasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| spararono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sparò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| spareremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sparerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sparerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sparerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| spareranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sparerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| spariamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| spari | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| spariate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spari | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sparino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spari | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sparassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sparassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sparaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sparassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sparassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sparasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spareremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sparerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sparereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spareresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sparerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sparerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spariamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sparate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| spara | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sparando | gerund |
| sparato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use sparare for guns and firearms. For taking photos, say scattare; for launching rockets or missiles, lanciare is often more natural.
- With a target, use a: sparare a qualcuno. With the weapon or ammunition, use con or just the direct object: sparare un colpo.
- It usually takes avere in compound tenses: ha sparato. Reflexive spararsi means to shoot oneself, or informally to blurt out something extreme.