ficchiamo

Ficchiamo is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb ficcare, which means to insert, thrust, or put something into another thing. The form is used with a direct object and is common in everyday speech, both in literal and figurative senses.

Conjugation and form. In the present tense, the forms are: io ficco, tu ficchi, lui/lei ficca; noi ficchiamo, voi ficcate, essi ficcano. Ficcare is a regular -care verb, which explains the spelling change from ficco to ficchi and the doubling of the c in the stem (ficc-).

Usage and examples. The primary sense is transitive and literal: ficchiamo una chiavetta USB nella porta, ficcare una mano in tasca, ficcare un oggetto in una fessura. The verb is also used figuratively to mean inserting or introducing something into a discussion or situation, for example ficcare una domanda in una conversazione or ficcare il naso in affari altrui. Common idiomatic phrases include ficcare qualcosa in qualcuno? (to inflict something on someone in a humorous sense) and ficcare qualcosa dove non serve (to put something where it isn’t needed). The choice of prepositions varies with the object and context, but the pattern ficcare + qualcosa + in + luogo è standard.

Etymology and context. Ficcare derives from a Latin or Vulgar Latin verb related to figere, meaning to fix or fasten, and evolved in Italian to cover senses from physically inserting to figuratively introducing. It is widely used across regional varieties of standard Italian and is considered neutral in register, though it can appear more vivid or informal in colloquial speech.

See also. Ficcare, figgere.