Meaning
to tire, to fatigue
- to bore, to annoy
In a sentence
Questo lavoro mi stanca già dopo un'ora.
This work tires me out after just an hour.
Non ti stanca parlare sempre dello stesso problema?
Doesn't it tire you to always talk about the same problem?
L'allenatore ha stancato gli avversari nel secondo tempo.
The coach wore down the opponents in the second half.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| stancare | infinitive |
| stanchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| stanco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| stancate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stanchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stancano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stanca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stancavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| stancavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| stancavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| stancavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| stancavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| stancava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| stancammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| stancai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| stancaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| stancasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| stancarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| stancò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| stancheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| stancherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| stancherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| stancherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| stancheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| stancherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| stanchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| stanchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| stanchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stanchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stanchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stanchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stancassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| stancassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| stancaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| stancassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| stancassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| stancasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| stancheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| stancherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| stanchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stancheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stancherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stancherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stanchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| stancate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| stanca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| stancando | gerund |
| stancato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Very common in reflexive form: stancarsi = get tired. Use essere in compound tenses: mi sono stancato/a.
- For people, annoiare is usually stronger for mental boredom; stancare often suggests repeated talk or effort wearing someone down.
- With objects or activities as subject, it means they wear you out: Questo lavoro mi stanca.