inasprire

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Italian

Etymology

From in- +‎ aspro +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.naˈspri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: i‧na‧sprì‧re

Verb

inasprìre (first-person singular present inasprìsco, first-person singular past historic inasprìi, past participle inasprìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to tighten up, to harshen (discipline, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to embitter, to sour (a relationship, etc.)
  3. (intransitive) to become harsh
  4. (intransitive) to become sour
  5. (intransitive) to get stronger, to worsen
  6. (intransitive, figurative) to wither

Conjugation

    Conjugation of inasprìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive inasprìre
auxiliary verb avére1, èssere2 gerund inasprèndo
present participle inasprènte past participle inasprìto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present inasprìsco inasprìsci inasprìsce inaspriàmo inasprìte inasprìscono
imperfect inasprìvo inasprìvi inasprìva inasprivàmo inasprivàte inasprìvano
past historic inasprìi inasprìsti inasprì inasprìmmo inasprìste inasprìrono
future inasprirò inasprirài inasprirà inasprirémo inaspriréte inasprirànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present inasprirèi inasprirésti inasprirèbbe, inasprirébbe inasprirémmo inaspriréste inasprirèbbero, inasprirébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present inasprìsca inasprìsca inasprìsca inaspriàmo inaspriàte inasprìscano
imperfect inasprìssi inasprìssi inasprìsse inasprìssimo inasprìste inasprìssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
inasprìsci inasprìsca inaspriàmo inasprìte inasprìscano
negative imperative non inasprìre non inasprìsca non inaspriàmo non inasprìte non inasprìscano

1Transitive.
2Intransitive.

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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