Meaning
to unscrew
- To loosen or remove a screw, bolt, or threaded cap by turning it.

In a sentence
Prima di cambiare la lampadina rotta devi svitarla con cura.
Before replacing the broken light bulb, you have to unscrew it carefully.
Non riesco a svitare questo coperchio perché è troppo stretto.
I can't unscrew this lid because it is too tight.
Usa una chiave inglese per svitare quel bullone arrugginito.
Use a wrench to unscrew that rusty bolt.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| svitare | infinitive |
| svito | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sviti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| svita | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| svitiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| svitate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| svitano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| svitavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| svitavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| svitava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| svitavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| svitavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| svitavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| svitai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| svitasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| svitò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| svitammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| svitaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| svitarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sviterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sviterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sviterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sviteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sviterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sviteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sviti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sviti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sviti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| svitiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
Usage notes
- Direct opposite of 'avvitare' (to screw in/on).
- The past participle 'svitato' is frequently used as an adjective or noun meaning 'nutty' or 'screwball'.