allontani

Allontani is an Italian verb form primarily used as the second-person singular present indicative of allontanare, meaning to distance or to move away. The verb allontanare is transitive and typically takes a direct object or uses the preposition da to indicate from whom or what something is being moved away. The stem allontan- is combined with the standard -are conjugation, and etymologically it relates to lontano, meaning far.

Grammatical notes: Allontani also appears in the present subjunctive in the first- and second-person singular forms: che io allontani and che tu allontani. The imperative for tu is allontana, while for voi it is allontanate. The past participle is allontanato, and the gerund is allontanando. The related noun allontanamento designates the act or process of moving away or distancing.

Usage: Allontani is used to express the act of causing distance between subjects or things. Common uses include phrases such as allontanare qualcuno da qualcosa (to distance someone from something) or allontanare un pericolo (to ward off or keep away a danger). The word is often embedded in discussions of physical separation as well as figurative distancing, such as social or emotional distancing.

Related terms: allontanare (the infinitive), allontanamento (the noun form), lontano (far), allontanarsi (to move away intransitively or reflexively in certain contexts).

See also: allontanamento, allontanare, lontano.