gettavi

gettavi is the second-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb gettare, meaning to throw or to hurl. In Italian grammar, gettavi corresponds to "you were throwing" or "you threw" (in the past) depending on context, with the imperfect conveying ongoing or habitual action rather than a completed event. The form is built from the verb stem gett- plus the imperfect ending -avi for the second person singular: tu gettavi. Other imperfect forms include io gettavo, lui/lei gettava, noi gettavamo, voi gettavate, loro gettavano. For reference, the present tense forms are io getto, tu getti, lui/lei getta, noi gettiamo, voi gettate, loro gettano; the past participle is gettato, and the auxiliary in compound tenses is avere (ho gettato).

The verb gettare derives from Latin jactare, meaning to throw or to cast, and this lineage is reflected in its Romance-language descendants. As a result, gettavi sits within a broader pattern of imperfect forms used to describe past actions without emphasis on their completion.

Usage notes: gettavi appears in narrative or descriptive writing to set a past scene or describe repeated or background actions. In everyday speech, speakers often choose other past tenses (such as passato prossimo with avere) depending on nuance and register. Example: "Quando eri bambino, gettavi spesso sassi nel fiume." See also: gettare; jactare; Italian verbs in imperfect tense.