Meaning
to dye, tint
- to dye, color, tint (fabrics, hair, materials)
- to dye one's own hair (reflexive: tingersi)
In a sentence
Vuole tingersi i capelli di biondo per l'estate.
She wants to dye her hair blond for the summer.
Hanno tinto il tessuto con colori naturali.
They dyed the fabric with natural colors.
Non tingere quel vestito da solo, potresti rovinarlo.
Don't dye that dress by yourself, you might ruin it.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tingere | infinitive |
| tingo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| tingi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tinge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| tingiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| tingete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tingono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tingevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| tingevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| tingeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| tingevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| tingevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| tingevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| tinsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| tingesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| tinse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| tingemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| tingeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| tinsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| tingerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| tingerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| tingerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| tingeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| tingerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| tingeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| tinga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| tinga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tinga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| tingiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| tingiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tingano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tingessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| tingessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| tingesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| tingessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| tingeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| tingessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| tingerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| tingeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tingerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| tingeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| tingereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tingerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tingi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| tingiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| tingete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| tingendo | gerund |
| tinto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Irregular past participle 'tinto' and remote 'tinsi'.
- Commonly used pronominally ('tingersi i capelli') for dying one's hair.
- past participle tinto