Meaning
to plug, cork, block
- To stop up, cork, or plug an opening or hole.
- To cover or block (ears, nose, mouth).
In a sentence
Ricordati di tappare bene la bottiglia di vino dopo averla aperta.
Remember to cork the bottle of wine properly after opening it.
C'era così tanto rumore che mi sono dovuto tappare le orecchie.
There was so much noise that I had to cover my ears.
Dobbiamo tappare questo buco nel muro prima dell'inverno.
We must block this hole in the wall before winter.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tappare | infinitive |
| tappo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| tappi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tappa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| tappiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| tappate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tappano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tappavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| tappavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| tappava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| tappavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| tappavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| tappavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| tappai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| tappasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| tappò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| tappammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| tappaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| tapparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| tapperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| tapperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| tapperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| tapperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| tapperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| tapperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| tappi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| tappi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tappi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| tappiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| tappiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tappino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tappassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| tappassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| tappasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| tappassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| tappaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| tappassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| tapperei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| tapperesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tapperebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| tapperemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| tappereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tapperebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tappa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| tappiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| tappate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| tappando | gerund |
| tappato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Commonly used reflexively: 'tapparsi il naso' (to hold one's nose), 'tapparsi le orecchie' (to cover one's ears).