Significado
to sink, to collapse
- to sink deeply into a soft surface, liquid, or hollow
- to collapse inward or cave in (ground, structures)
- figuratively, to become immersed or fall into an intense state (e.g. despair, sleep)
En una frase
Dopo una lunga giornata di lavoro, è sprofondato subito nel divano.
After a long day of work, he sank straight into the sofa.
Il vecchio ponteggio è sprofondato nel fango durante la notte.
The old scaffolding collapsed into the mud during the night.
Temi che la strada possa sprofondare a causa delle piogge?
Do you fear the road might cave in because of the rain?
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| sprofondare | infinitive |
| sprofondo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sprofondi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sprofonda | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sprofondiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sprofondate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sprofondano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sprofondavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sprofondavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sprofondava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sprofondavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sprofondavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sprofondavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sprofondai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sprofondasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sprofondò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sprofondammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sprofondaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sprofondarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sprofonderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sprofonderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sprofonderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sprofonderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sprofonderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sprofonderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sprofondi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sprofondi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sprofondi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sprofondiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sprofondiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sprofondino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sprofondassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sprofondassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sprofondasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sprofondassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sprofondaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sprofondassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sprofonderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sprofonderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sprofonderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sprofonderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sprofondereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sprofonderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sprofonda | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sprofondiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sprofondate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sprofondando | gerund |
| sprofondato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Takes 'essere' when intransitive ('il terreno è sprofondato').
- Can also be used transitively with 'avere' meaning to plunge or thrust something deep.