Significado
to degenerate, get worse
- To deteriorate or decline into an inferior or worse state
- To escalate out of control (especially of a debate, fight, or protest)
En una frase
La discussione è degenerata rapidamente in un litigio furioso.
The argument quickly degenerated into a furious fight.
Dobbiamo intervenire prima che la situazione degeneri del tutto.
We must intervene before the situation spirals completely out of hand.
La manifestazione pacifica non è degenerata in scontri.
The peaceful demonstration did not degenerate into clashes.
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| degenerare | infinitive |
| degenero | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| degeneri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| degenera | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| degeneriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| degenerate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| degenerano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| degeneravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| degeneravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| degenerava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| degeneravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| degeneravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| degeneravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| degenerai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| degenerasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| degenerò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| degenerammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| degeneraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| degenerarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| degenererò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| degenererai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| degenererà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| degenereremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| degenererete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| degenereranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| degeneri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| degeneri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| degeneri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| degeneriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| degeneriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| degenerino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| degenerassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| degenerassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| degenerasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| degenerassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| degeneraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| degenerassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| degenererei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| degenereresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| degenererebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| degenereremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| degenerereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| degenererebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| degenera | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| degeneriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| degenerate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| degenerando | gerund |
| degenerato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Takes 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses: 'la situazione è degenerata'.
- Often followed by the preposition 'in': 'degenerare in violenza' (to degenerate into violence).