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ITALIAN VERB

fare male

to hurt (mi fa male, it hurts)

  • #125 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: fatto male
  • Gerund: facendo male

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use fare male

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

  1. Present

    Mi fa male la testa da stamattina.

    My head has been hurting since this morning.

  2. Past

    Il dentista non mi ha fatto male, per fortuna.

    The dentist didn't hurt me, luckily.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi facevano male i piedi dopo la camminata.

    My feet hurt after the walk.

  4. Future

    Ti farà male un po', poi passa.

    It'll hurt a little, then it passes.

  5. Conditional

    Un po' di sport non ti farebbe male.

    A bit of sport wouldn't do you any harm.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che non ti faccia male la schiena.

    I hope your back isn't hurting.

  7. Imperative

    Non fatevi male con quel coltello, ragazzi.

    Don't hurt yourselves with that knife, kids.

Good to know

  • The part that hurts is the subject: mi fa male la testa, mi fanno male i piedi.
  • Farsi male is to hurt yourself: mi sono fatto male al ginocchio.

Verbs like this one

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