Meaning
to paint, varnish
- to coat a surface with paint, lacquer, or varnish
In a sentence
Nel fine settimana vogliamo verniciare la porta d'ingresso.
Over the weekend we want to paint the front door.
Hai già verniciato le sedie da giardino?
Have you already varnished the garden chairs?
Non verniciare quel mobile prima di averlo pulito bene.
Don't paint that piece of furniture before cleaning it well.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| verniciare | infinitive |
| vernicio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| vernici | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vernicia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| verniciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| verniciate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| verniciano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| verniciavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| verniciavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| verniciava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| verniciavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| verniciavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| verniciavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| verniciai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| verniciasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| verniciò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| verniciammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| verniciaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| verniciarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| vernicerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| vernicerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| vernicerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| verniceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| vernicerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| verniceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| vernici | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| vernici | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vernici | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| verniciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| verniciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vernicino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| verniciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| verniciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| verniciasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| verniciassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| verniciaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| verniciassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vernicerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| verniceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vernicerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| verniceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| vernicereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vernicerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vernicia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| verniciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| verniciate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| verniciando | gerund |
| verniciato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Refers to applying varnish or paint to objects; contrast with 'dipingere' for artistic painting.
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.