Meaning
to kill
In a sentence
Non uccidere gli insetti in casa.
Don't kill the insects in the house.
Hai ucciso tu quella zanzara?
Did you kill that mosquito?
Non uccidere il ragno, portalo fuori.
Don't kill the spider, take it outside.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| uccidere | infinitive |
| uccidiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| uccido | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| uccidete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| uccidi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| uccidono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| uccide | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| uccidevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| uccidevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| uccidevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| uccidevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| uccidevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| uccideva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| uccidemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| uccisi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| uccideste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| uccidesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| uccisero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| uccise | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| uccideremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ucciderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ucciderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ucciderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| uccideranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ucciderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| uccidiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| uccida | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| uccidiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| uccida | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| uccidano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| uccida | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| uccidessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| uccidessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| uccideste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| uccidessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| uccidessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| uccidesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| uccideremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ucciderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| uccidereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| uccideresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ucciderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ucciderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| uccidiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| uccidete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| uccidi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| uccidendo | gerund |
| ucciso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'uccidere' for intentional killing; 'morire' is for dying naturally or accidentally.
- Avoid overusing it for animals—'ammazzare' is more common in casual speech.
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho ucciso').
- past participle ucciso