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ITALIAN VERB

farsi male

to hurt oneself

  • #213 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: fatto male
  • Gerund: facendosi male

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use farsi male

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

  1. Present

    Attento, così ti fai male!

    Careful, you'll hurt yourself like that!

  2. Past

    Mi sono fatto male alla schiena in palestra.

    I hurt my back at the gym.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccolo si faceva male ogni settimana.

    As a little boy he hurt himself every week.

  4. Future

    Ti farai male se salti da lì.

    You'll hurt yourself if you jump from there.

  5. Conditional

    Senza casco si farebbero male sul serio.

    Without a helmet they'd get seriously hurt.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che si faccia male con quel coltello.

    I'm afraid he'll hurt himself with that knife.

  7. Imperative

    Non farti male, mi raccomando!

    Don't hurt yourself, please!

Good to know

  • Mi sono fatto male is I hurt myself; mi sono fatto male al ginocchio says where.
  • Fare male to someone is to hurt them: mi fa male la testa, my head hurts.

Where you hear farsi male

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Attenta, così ti fai male! Careful, you'll hurt yourself like that!
  • Mi sono fatta male al ginocchio. I hurt my knee.
  • Piano, o ti farai male. Slowly, or you'll hurt yourself.

Verbs like this one

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