pentirsi

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin (sē) paenitīre, from Latin paenitēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /penˈtir.si/
  • Rhymes: -irsi
  • Hyphenation: pen‧tìr‧si

Verb

pentìrsi (first-person singular present mi pènto, first-person singular past historic mi pentìi, past participle pentìto)

  1. to repent
  2. to regret
    • 2017 October 18, “Asia Argento: “Lascio l’Italia, ci verrò in vacanza””, in La Stampa:
      Comunque non si pente di essersi fatta avanti, tra le prime, per raccontare gli abusi gli Weinstein: «Dopo quello che è successo devo ancora capire chi sono. Però è come se si fosse spalancato un portone enorme, sento accanto a me migliaia di persone, non mi sento più sola nelle mie battaglie. [] »
      She still did not regret having come forward, being among the first, to recount Weinstein's abuse: "After what happened, I still have to understand who I am. However, it is as if an enormous door has opened itself wide, I feel next to me thousands of people, I no longer feel alone in my battles. "

Usage notes

  • This verb is defective in that it lacks a present participle (per Hoepli); but compare adjectival and nominal penitente.

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