Meaning
to grease, to oil
- To apply oil, fat, or grease to a surface
- To stain with grease or oil
- To bribe someone (informal figurative)
In a sentence
Devi ungere la teglia prima di versare l'impasto.
You must grease the baking tray before pouring the batter.
Attento a non ungere la camicia con quella frittura.
Be careful not to get grease on your shirt with that fried food.
Hanno cercato di ungere il funzionario per accelerare la pratica.
They tried to bribe the official to speed up the process.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ungere | infinitive |
| ungo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ungi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| unge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ungiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ungete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ungono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ungevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ungevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ungeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ungevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ungevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ungevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| unsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ungesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| unse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ungemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ungeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| unsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ungerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ungerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ungerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ungeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ungerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ungeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| unga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| unga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| unga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ungiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ungiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ungano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ungessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ungessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ungesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ungessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ungeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ungessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ungerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ungeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ungerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ungeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ungereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ungerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ungi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ungiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ungete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ungendo | gerund |
| unto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Past participle is 'unto'. 'Ungere le ruote' or 'ungere le mani' means to bribe.
- Reflexive 'ungersi' means to get greasy or greasy-stained.
- past participle unto