Meaning
to pierce, to stab
- to pierce or impale through with a pointed weapon or sharp object
- to pierce emotionally or visually (e.g. with a gaze or painful words)
In a sentence
La freccia scagliata dall'arciere trafisse lo scudo del soldato.
The arrow shot by the archer pierced the soldier's shield.
Il suo sguardo severo sembrava trafiggere chiunque lo guardasse negli occhi.
His stern gaze seemed to pierce anyone who looked him in the eyes.
Quelle parole dure le hanno trafitto l'anima senza pietà.
Those harsh words pierced her soul mercilessly.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| trafiggere | infinitive |
| trafiggo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| trafiggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trafigge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trafiggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| trafiggete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trafiggono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| trafiggevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| trafiggevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| trafiggeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| trafiggevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| trafiggevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| trafiggevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| trafissi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| trafiggesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| trafisse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| trafiggemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| trafiggeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| trafissero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| trafiggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| trafiggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| trafiggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| trafiggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| trafiggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| trafiggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| trafigga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| trafigga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trafigga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trafiggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| trafiggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trafiggano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| trafiggessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| trafiggessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| trafiggesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| trafiggessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| trafiggeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| trafiggessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| trafiggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| trafiggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trafiggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trafiggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| trafiggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trafiggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| trafiggi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| trafiggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| trafiggete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| trafiggendo | gerund |
| trafitto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often literary or dramatic in tone. Irregular past participle: 'trafitto'.
- past participle trafitto