Significado
to lie in wait, station
- (appostarsi) to lie in wait, stake out, take up a watching position
- to station, position (guards, lookouts)
En una frase
I fotografi si sono appostati davanti all'albergo.
The photographers staked out in front of the hotel.
Il gatto si apposta immobile per catturare il topo.
The cat lies in wait motionless to catch the mouse.
Gli agenti decisero di appostare una vedetta sul tetto.
The officers decided to station a lookout on the roof.
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| appostare | infinitive |
| apposto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| apposti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| apposta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appostiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| appostate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appostano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appostavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appostavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appostava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appostavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appostavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appostavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| appostai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| appostasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| appostò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| appostammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| appostaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| appostarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| apposterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| apposterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| apposterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| apposteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| apposterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| apposteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| apposti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| apposti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| apposti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appostiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| appostiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appostino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appostassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appostassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appostasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appostassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appostaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appostassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| apposterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| apposteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| apposterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| apposteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| appostereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| apposterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| apposta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| appostiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| appostate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| appostando | gerund |
| appostato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Far more common in the reflexive/pronominal form 'appostarsi' than in the active voice.
- Takes 'essere' when conjugated reflexively ('i poliziotti si sono appostati').