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ITALIAN VERB

dare fastidio

to bother, to annoy

  • #368 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: dato fastidio
  • Gerund: dando fastidio

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I bother
  2. tu you bother
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she bothers
  4. noi we bother
  5. voi you all bother
  6. loro they bother

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I bothered
  2. tu you bothered
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she bothered
  4. noi we bothered
  5. voi you all bothered
  6. loro they bothered

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to bother
  2. tu you used to bother
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to bother
  4. noi we used to bother
  5. voi you all used to bother
  6. loro they used to bother

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will bother
  2. tu you will bother
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will bother
  4. noi we will bother
  5. voi you all will bother
  6. loro they will bother

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would bother
  2. tu you would bother
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would bother
  4. noi we would bother
  5. voi you all would bother
  6. loro they would bother

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I bother
  2. tu (that) you bother
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she bother
  4. noi (that) we bother
  5. voi (that) you all bother
  6. loro (that) they bother

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu bother!
  2. Lei bother! (formal)
  3. noi bother! (let’s)
  4. voi bother! (all of you)

How to use dare fastidio

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi dà fastidio il fumo, possiamo sederci fuori?

    Smoke bothers me, can we sit outside?

  2. Past

    Il caldo mi ha dato fastidio per tutto il viaggio.

    The heat bothered me the whole trip.

  3. Imperfect

    Da bambina mi dava fastidio l'etichetta delle magliette.

    As a child, the label on T-shirts bothered me.

  4. Future

    Non ti darò più fastidio con queste domande.

    I won't bother you with these questions anymore.

  5. Conditional

    Ti darebbe fastidio se accendessi la televisione?

    Would it bother you if I turned the TV on?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che la luce dia fastidio al bambino.

    I don't think the light bothers the baby.

  7. Imperative

    Non date fastidio al gatto, lasciatelo dormire.

    Don't bother the cat, let him sleep.

Good to know

  • Whoever is bothered is an indirect object: mi dà fastidio il fumo, the smoke bothers me.
  • Ti dà fastidio se...? is the everyday way to ask whether something is a problem for someone.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -are verb.