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ITALIAN VERB

fregarsene

to shrug it off, not to care (me ne frego, I don't care)

  • #470 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: fregato
  • Gerund: fregandosene

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use fregarsene

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

  1. Present

    Me ne frego di quello che dicono.

    I don't care what they say.

  2. Past

    Se n'è fregato del nostro consiglio.

    He didn't care about our advice.

  3. Imperfect

    Da giovane me ne fregavo delle regole.

    When I was young I didn't care about rules.

  4. Future

    Tanto se ne fregheranno, come sempre.

    They won't care anyway, as always.

  5. Conditional

    Io me ne fregherei e andrei lo stesso.

    I wouldn't care and would go anyway.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Mi dà fastidio che te ne freghi così.

    It bothers me that you don't care like that.

  7. Imperative

    Fregatene, non ne vale la pena.

    Don't give it a thought, it's not worth it.

Good to know

  • Informal and a bit blunt: me ne frego, I couldn't care less; chi se ne frega?, who cares?

Verbs like this one

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