Meaning
to wave, flutter
- To wave something (such as a flag or handkerchief) in the air.
- To flutter or flap in the wind.
In a sentence
I tifosi sventolavano le bandiere allo stadio.
The fans were waving flags at the stadium.
Perché non sventoli un fazzoletto per farti notare?
Why don't you wave a handkerchief to get noticed?
La bandiera tricolore ha sventolato sul tetto tutto il giorno.
The tricolour flag fluttered on the roof all day.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sventolare | infinitive |
| sventolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sventoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sventola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sventoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sventolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sventolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sventolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sventolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sventolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sventolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sventolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sventolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sventolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sventolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sventolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sventolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sventolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sventolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sventolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sventolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sventolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sventoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sventolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sventoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sventoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sventoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sventoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sventoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sventoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sventolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sventolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sventolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sventolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sventolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sventolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sventolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sventolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sventoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sventolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sventoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sventolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sventolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sventola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sventoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sventolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sventolando | gerund |
| sventolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Can be transitive ('sventolare una bandiera') or intransitive ('la bandiera sventola').
- Uses 'avere' in compound tenses in both transitive and intransitive senses.