lui picchiò

hit, beat up

→ picchiare

picchi to hit, to beat + ò 3rd person singular past tense

verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #41,925

hit, beat up Past historic (passato remoto), 3rd person singular: “he/she hit/beat up.” Common in narratives and in some regions; in speech many people use the past tense (passato prossimo) instead.

IT: Quando vide il ladro, lo picchiò.

EN: When he saw the thief, he hit him.

Conjugation of picchiare

picchiare picchiarlo picchiarmi

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
Third	picchiò	—

Picchiò sua moglie.

He beat his wife.

Picchiò il ginocchio contro la sedia.

He hit his knee against the chair.

Tom picchiò il cane.

Tom hit the dog.

La coppia stava litigando e Chris picchiò Beth.

The couple was arguing and Chris hit Beth.