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ITALIAN VERB

offendere

to offend

  • #369 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: offeso
  • Gerund: offendendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use offendere

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

  1. Present

    Certe battute offendono le persone senza volerlo.

    Some jokes offend people without meaning to.

  2. Past

    Scusa, ti ho offeso? Non era mia intenzione.

    Sorry, did I offend you? It wasn't my intention.

  3. Imperfect

    Le sue parole offendevano tutti, ma lui non se ne accorgeva.

    His words offended everyone, but he didn't notice.

  4. Future

    Se non vieni alla festa, offenderai la zia.

    If you don't come to the party, you'll offend your aunt.

  5. Conditional

    Un regalo così piccolo offenderebbe i suoceri.

    Such a small gift would offend the in-laws.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che le mie parole offendano nessuno.

    I don't want my words to offend anyone.

  7. Imperative

    Non offendete chi la pensa diversamente da voi.

    Don't offend those who think differently from you.

Verbs like this one

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