Meaning
to scatter
- to spill
- to shed
- to spread, give out
In a sentence
Non spargere acqua sul pavimento, per favore.
Don't spill water on the floor, please.
Hai sparso il sale sulla pasta?
Did you sprinkle salt on the pasta?
I fiori spargono un buon profumo in casa.
The flowers spread a nice smell in the house.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spargere | infinitive |
| spargiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| spargo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| spargete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spargi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spargono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sparge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spargevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spargevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spargevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spargevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spargevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spargeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spargemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sparsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| spargeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| spargesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sparsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sparse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| spargeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| spargerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| spargerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| spargerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| spargeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| spargerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| spargiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sparga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| spargiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sparga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spargano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sparga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spargessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spargessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spargeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spargessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spargessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spargesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spargeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| spargerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| spargereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spargeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spargerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spargerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spargiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| spargete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| spargi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| spargendo | gerund |
| sparso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use spargere for physically scattering or spreading around. For applying evenly on a surface, stendere is often more natural.
- With liquids accidentally coming out, spillare is not used; use spargere or rovesciare depending on whether it spreads or tips over.
- Past participle is sparso. With essere in reflexive/passive uses, it agrees: si è sparsa la voce.
- past participle sparso