concupire

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin concupiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kon.kuˈpi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: con‧cu‧pì‧re

Verb

concupìre (first-person singular present concupìsco, first-person singular past historic concupìi, past participle concupìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, usually ironic or humorous) to lust after, to desire ardently, to covet

Conjugation

    Conjugation of concupìre (-ire; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive concupìre
auxiliary verb avére gerund concupèndo
present participle concupiscènte past participle concupìto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present concupìsco concupìsci concupìsce concupiàmo concupìte concupìscono
imperfect concupìvo concupìvi concupìva concupivàmo concupivàte concupìvano
past historic concupìi concupìsti concupì concupìmmo concupìste concupìrono
future concupirò concupirài concupirà concupirémo concupiréte concupirànno
conditional concupirèi concupirésti concupirèbbe, concupirébbe concupirémmo concupiréste concupirèbbero, concupirébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present concupìsca concupìsca concupìsca concupiàmo concupiàte concupìscano
imperfect concupìssi concupìssi concupìsse concupìssimo concupìste concupìssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
concupìsci concupìsca concupiàmo concupìte concupìscano
negative imperative non concupìre non concupìsca non concupiàmo non concupìte non concupìscano

Further reading

  • concupire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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