Meaning
to cross
- to cross; go past
- to exceed; overstep
In a sentence
Non varcare quella linea, per favore.
Don't cross that line, please.
Hai già varcato il ponte?
Have you already crossed the bridge?
Non devi varcare il cancello senza permesso.
You must not go past the gate without permission.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| varcare | infinitive |
| varchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| varco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| varcate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| varchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| varcano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| varca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| varcavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| varcavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| varcavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| varcavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| varcavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| varcava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| varcammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| varcai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| varcaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| varcasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| varcarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| varcò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| varcheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| varcherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| varcherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| varcherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| varcheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| varcherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| varchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| varchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| varchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| varchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| varchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| varchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| varcassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| varcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| varcaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| varcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| varcassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| varcasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| varcheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| varcherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| varchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| varcheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| varcherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| varcherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| varchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| varcate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| varca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| varcando | gerund |
| varcato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More literary or formal than passare/attraversare. Very common with thresholds, doors, borders, and figurative limits.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses: ha varcato la soglia, not è varcato la soglia.
- Use varcare + direct object: varcare la soglia, il confine. Don’t add per before the place crossed.