Meaning
to unblock, unclog
- To clear a blockage from a pipe, sink, or drain.
- To unstop or uncork (e.g. a bottle).
In a sentence
Ho chiamato l'idraulico per sturare lo scarico del lavello.
I called the plumber to unclog the sink drain.
Se non sturi il tubo subito, l'acqua allagherà il bagno.
If you don't unblock the pipe right away, water will flood the bathroom.
Come hai fatto a sturare il lavandino senza prodotti chimici?
How did you manage to unclog the sink without chemicals?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sturare | infinitive |
| sturo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sturi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stura | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sturiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sturate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sturano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sturavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sturavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sturava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sturavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sturavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sturavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sturai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sturasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sturò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sturammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sturaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sturarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sturerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sturerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sturerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| stureremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sturerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| stureranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sturi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sturi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sturi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sturiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sturiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sturino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sturassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sturassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sturasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sturassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sturaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sturassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sturerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| stureresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sturerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stureremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sturereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sturerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stura | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sturiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sturate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sturando | gerund |
| sturato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formed with the privative prefix s- + turare (to plug, stop up).
- Commonly used with household fixtures like 'il lavandino' or 'il water'.