Significado
to force (a door, a person to do something, etc.)
- to strive, to make an effort (sforzarsi)
- to strain, to overexert (an engine, one's muscles, etc.)
En una frase
Non sforzare la porta, ho le chiavi io.
Don't force the door, I have the keys.
Hai sforzato troppo il motore in salita?
Did you strain the engine too much uphill?
Il capo mi ha sforzato a restare tardi.
My boss forced me to stay late.
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| sforzare | infinitive |
| sforziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sforzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sforzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sforzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sforzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sforza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sforzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sforzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sforzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sforzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sforzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sforzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sforzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sforzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sforzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sforzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sforzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sforzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sforzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sforzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sforzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sforzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sforzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sforzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sforziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sforzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sforziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sforzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sforzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sforzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sforzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sforzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sforzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sforzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sforzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sforzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sforzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sforzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sforzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sforzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sforzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sforzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sforziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sforzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sforza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sforzando | gerund |
| sforzato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Use sforzare for forcing something open or pushing beyond limits; for persuading someone, costringere is often more natural.
- Very common reflexive: sforzarsi di + infinitive = to make an effort to. Learners often forget di.
- For physical strain, Italians often prefer affaticare or stirare in specific contexts; sforzare sounds broader.