Meaning
to support, to root for
- To cheer or passionately support a sports team, athlete, or competitor
In a sentence
Per quale squadra tifi stasera?
Which team are you rooting for tonight?
Mio fratello tifa sempre per la Juventus.
My brother always roots for Juventus.
Tifavamo tutti per lei durante la gara.
We were all rooting for her during the race.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tifare | infinitive |
| tifo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| tifi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tifa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| tifiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| tifate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tifano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tifavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| tifavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| tifava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| tifavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| tifavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| tifavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| tifai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| tifasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| tifò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| tifammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| tifaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| tifarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| tiferò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| tiferai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| tiferà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| tiferemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| tiferete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| tiferanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| tifi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| tifi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tifi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| tifiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| tifiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tifino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tifassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| tifassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| tifasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| tifassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| tifaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| tifassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| tiferei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| tiferesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tiferebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| tiferemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| tifereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tiferebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tifa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| tifiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| tifate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| tifando | gerund |
| tifato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually takes 'per': 'tifare per una squadra' (to support a team). Can also take direct object: 'tifare Inter'.