Daily Verb Lesson: Italian for fear (oneself) is temersi
The Italian verb for fear (oneself) is the reflexive -ERE verb temersi.... imagine TIMID TIM fears the TEAM!
Temersi can also mean: to fear, to be afraid of, to dread (each other).
Related words include:
- temo di si / temo di no : I'm afraid so / I'm afraid not.
- temerario (adj) : temerarious, reckless, rash.
- il timore (nm) : fear, fearfulness.
- timoroso (adj) : fearful.
The meaning of verbs can change when in the Reflexive. They often show action done to each other or between each other, and use the Reflexive Pronoun (mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si). Reflexive verbs also take essere in the compound tenses and the Past Participle agrees in number and gender with the subject.
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Imagine TIMID TIM fears the TEAM!
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Presente fear |
temo | temi | teme | temiamo | temete | temono |
| Past Imperfect Imperfetto feared |
temevo | temevi | temeva | temevamo | temevate | temevano |
| Simple Past Passato remoto feared |
temei, temetti | temesti | temé, temette | tememmo | temeste | temerono, temettero |
| Future Futuro semplice will fear |
temerò | temerai | temerà | temeremo | temerete | temeranno |
| Conditional Condizionale would fear |
temerei | temeresti | temerebbe | temeremmo | temereste | temerebbero |
| Subjunctive Congiuntivo Presente may fear |
tema | tema | tema | temiamo | temiate | temano |
| Present Perfect Passato Prossimo have feared |
sono temuto/a | sei temuto/a | è temuto/a | siamo temuti/e | siete temuti/e | sono temuti/e |
| Past Perfect Trapassato Prossimo had feared |
ero temuto/a | eri temuto/a | era temuto/a | eravamo temuti/e | eravate temuti/e | erano temuti/e |
| Future Perfect Futuro Anteriore will have feared |
sarò temuto/a | sarai temuto/a | sarà temuto/a | saremo temuti/e | sarete temuti/e | saranno temuti/e |
| Conditional Perfect Condizionale Passato would have feared |
sarei temuto/a | saresti temuto/a | sarebbe temuto/a | saremmo temuti/e | sareste temuti/e | sarebbero temuti/e |
| Perfect Subjunctive Congiuntivo Passato may have feared |
sia temuto/a | sia temuto/a | sia temuto/a | siamo temuti/e | siate temuti/e | siano temuti/e |
| Imperative Imperativo fear! |
temiti! non temerti |
(non) si tema! | (non) temiamoci! | (non) temetevi! | (non) si temano! | |
✔ Temersi is a regular, reflexive -ERE verb.
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