patire — Italian conjugation
to suffer
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | patisco | I suffer |
| tu | patisci | you suffer |
| lui/lei | patisce | he/she/it suffers |
| noi | patiamo | we suffer |
| voi | patite | you (pl.) suffer |
| loro | patiscono | they suffer |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | patii | I suffered |
| tu | patisti | you suffered |
| lui/lei | patì | he/she/it suffered |
| noi | patimmo | we suffered |
| voi | patiste | you (pl.) suffered |
| loro | patirono | they suffered |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | pativo |
| tu | pativi |
| lui/lei | pativa |
| noi | pativamo |
| voi | pativate |
| loro | pativano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | patirei | I would suffer |
| tu | patiresti | you would suffer |
| lui/lei | patirebbe | he/she/it would suffer |
| noi | patiremmo | we would suffer |
| voi | patireste | you (pl.) would suffer |
| loro | patirebbero | they would suffer |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | patirò | I will suffer |
| tu | patirai | you will suffer |
| lui/lei | patirà | he/she/it will suffer |
| noi | patiremo | we will suffer |
| voi | patirete | you (pl.) will suffer |
| loro | patiranno | they will suffer |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho patito | I have suffered |
| tu | hai patito | you have suffered |
| lui/lei | ha patito | he/she/it has suffered |
| noi | abbiamo patito | we have suffered |
| voi | avete patito | you (pl.) have suffered |
| loro | hanno patito | they have suffered |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo patito | I had suffered |
| tu | avevi patito | you had suffered |
| lui/lei | aveva patito | he/she/it had suffered |
| noi | avevamo patito | we had suffered |
| voi | avevate patito | you (pl.) had suffered |
| loro | avevano patito | they had suffered |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei patito |
| tu | avresti patito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe patito |
| noi | avremmo patito |
| voi | avreste patito |
| loro | avrebbero patito |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò patito | I will have suffered |
| tu | avrai patito | you will have suffered |
| lui/lei | avrà patito | he/she/it will have suffered |
| noi | avremo patito | we will have suffered |
| voi | avrete patito | you (pl.) will have suffered |
| loro | avranno patito | they will have suffered |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | patisca |
| tu | patisca |
| lui/lei | patisca |
| noi | patiamo |
| voi | patiate |
| loro | patiscano |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | patissi |
| tu | patissi |
| lui/lei | patisse |
| noi | patissimo |
| voi | patiste |
| loro | patissero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | patisci |
| lui/lei | patisca |
| noi | patiamo |
| voi | patite |
| loro | patiscano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non patire |
| lui/lei | non patisca |
| noi | non patiamo |
| voi | non patite |
| loro | non patiscano |