Meaning
to brush
- To clean, groom, or tidy something using a brush (e.g. hair, teeth, clothes)
In a sentence
Devo spazzolare il cappotto prima di uscire.
I need to brush my coat before going out.
Ti sei già spazzolato i capelli stamattina?
Have you already brushed your hair this morning?
Mio nonno spazzolava sempre il cavallo dopo la cavalcata.
My grandfather always brushed the horse after the ride.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spazzolare | infinitive |
| spazzolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| spazzoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spazzola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spazzoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| spazzolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spazzolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spazzolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spazzolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spazzolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spazzolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spazzolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spazzolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spazzolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| spazzolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| spazzolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| spazzolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| spazzolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| spazzolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| spazzolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| spazzolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| spazzolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| spazzoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| spazzolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| spazzoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| spazzoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| spazzoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spazzoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spazzoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| spazzoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spazzolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spazzolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spazzolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spazzolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spazzolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spazzolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spazzolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spazzolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| spazzoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spazzolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spazzoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| spazzolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spazzolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spazzola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| spazzoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| spazzolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| spazzolando | gerund |
| spazzolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- When brushing one's own hair or teeth, the reflexive form 'spazzolarsi' is commonly used.