Meaning
to drag, pull
- to sweep away, carry away
In a sentence
Non riesco a trascinare questa valigia da solo.
I can't drag this suitcase by myself.
La corrente ha trascinato via la barca.
The current swept the boat away.
Puoi trascinare tu il tavolo in cucina?
Can you drag the table into the kitchen?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| trascinare | infinitive |
| trasciniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| trascino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| trascinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trascini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trascinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| trascina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trascinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| trascinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| trascinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| trascinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| trascinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| trascinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| trascinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| trascinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| trascinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| trascinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| trascinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| trascinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| trascineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| trascinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| trascinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| trascinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| trascineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| trascinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| trasciniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| trascini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| trasciniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trascini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trascinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| trascini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trascinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| trascinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| trascinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| trascinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| trascinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| trascinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| trascineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| trascinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| trascinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trascineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trascinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| trascinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trasciniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| trascinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| trascina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| trascinando | gerund |
| trascinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use trascinare for dragging with effort or resistance; tirare is the more neutral, general verb for pulling.
- Often figurative: trascinare qualcuno in un progetto, una lite, or all’entusiasmo means involving or carrying someone along.
- With essere + si in reflexive use: si è trascinato fino a casa. Non-reflexive transitive takes avere: ha trascinato la valigia.