Meaning
to break, break up
- to chop (wood)
In a sentence
Non spezzare il pane con le mani sporche.
Don't break the bread with dirty hands.
Il forte vento ha spezzato molti rami nel parco.
The strong wind broke many branches in the park.
Ho spezzato il biscotto in due parti.
I broke the cookie into two pieces.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spezzare | infinitive |
| spezziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| spezzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| spezzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spezzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spezzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spezza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spezzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spezzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spezzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spezzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spezzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spezzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spezzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| spezzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| spezzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| spezzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| spezzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| spezzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| spezzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| spezzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| spezzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| spezzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| spezzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| spezzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| spezziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| spezzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| spezziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spezzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spezzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spezzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spezzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spezzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spezzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spezzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spezzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spezzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spezzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| spezzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| spezzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spezzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spezzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spezzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spezziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| spezzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| spezza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| spezzando | gerund |
| spezzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use spezzare for snapping something into pieces; rompere is broader and works for damage, malfunction, or abstract breaking.
- For wood, both spezzare and spaccare are common; spaccare often suggests splitting lengthwise or more forcefully.
- It usually takes avere: ho spezzato il ramo. Reflexive spezzarsi is common for things that snap on their own.