Meaning
sing off-key; clash
- to sing or play musical notes out of tune
- to look out of place, clash, or be inappropriate
In a sentence
Canta sempre volentieri, anche se spesso stona.
He always sings gladly, even if he often sings out of tune.
Quel quadro moderno stona un po' con l'arredamento antico.
That modern painting clashes a bit with the antique furniture.
La sua battuta non stonava affatto in quell'atmosfera informale.
His joke didn't clash at all in that informal atmosphere.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| stonare | infinitive |
| stono | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| stoni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stona | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stoniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| stonate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stonano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stonavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| stonavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| stonava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| stonavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| stonavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| stonavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| stonai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| stonasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| stonò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| stonammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| stonaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| stonarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| stonerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| stonerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| stonerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| stoneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| stonerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| stoneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| stoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| stoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stoniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| stoniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stonino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| stonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| stonasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| stonassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| stonaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| stonassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| stonerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| stoneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stonerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stoneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| stonereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stonerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stona | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| stoniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| stonate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| stonando | gerund |
| stonato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Forms compound tenses with 'avere'.
- Often used figuratively with 'con' to mean 'to clash with'.