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ITALIAN VERB

spaccare

to split, to crack; in slang, to rock

  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: spaccato
  • Gerund: spaccando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I split
  2. tu you split
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she splits
  4. noi we split
  5. voi you all split
  6. loro they split

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I split
  2. tu you split
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she split
  4. noi we split
  5. voi you all split
  6. loro they split

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to split
  2. tu you used to split
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to split
  4. noi we used to split
  5. voi you all used to split
  6. loro they used to split

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will split
  2. tu you will split
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will split
  4. noi we will split
  5. voi you all will split
  6. loro they will split

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would split
  2. tu you would split
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would split
  4. noi we would split
  5. voi you all would split
  6. loro they would split

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I split
  2. tu (that) you split
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she split
  4. noi (that) we split
  5. voi (that) you all split
  6. loro (that) they split

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu split!
  2. Lei split! (formal)
  3. noi split! (let’s)
  4. voi split! (all of you)

How to use spaccare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Questo gruppo spacca, vieni al concerto!

    This band rocks, come to the concert!

  2. Past

    Ho spaccato un bicchiere lavando i piatti.

    I broke a glass doing the dishes.

  3. Imperfect

    Il nonno spaccava la legna ogni autunno.

    Grandpa used to chop wood every autumn.

  4. Future

    Con questo caldo spaccheranno tutti i record.

    With this heat they'll break every record.

  5. Conditional

    Quella canzone spaccherebbe alla festa di sabato.

    That song would rock at Saturday's party.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Attento che il vaso non si spacchi.

    Careful the vase doesn't crack.

  7. Imperative

    Spacca la noce con questo sasso.

    Crack the walnut with this stone.

Good to know

  • Spacca! is slang for "it rocks"; spaccare il minuto is to be dead on time.

Where you hear spaccare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Fluency Level 1

  • Spacco le uova per la torta. I crack the eggs for the cake.
  • Ho spaccato la legna per il forno. I split the wood for the oven.
  • Questa puntata spaccherà! This episode will rock!
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Dario's Slang

Fluency Level 1 · Laura, la puntata spacca! · Spacca? Cosa spacca? · Bravo. Adesso spacca le uova.

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