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ITALIAN VERB

prendersela

to take it badly, to get upset

  • #472 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: preso
  • Gerund: prendendosela

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use prendersela

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

  1. Present

    Te la prendi per ogni piccola cosa.

    You get upset over every little thing.

  2. Past

    Se l'è presa perché non l'ho chiamato.

    He got upset because I didn't call him.

  3. Imperfect

    Da bambina me la prendevo per niente.

    As a child I used to get upset over nothing.

  4. Future

    Se non vieni, se la prenderà con me.

    If you don't come, she'll be angry at me.

  5. Conditional

    Al posto suo me la prenderei anch'io.

    In her place I'd be upset too.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che tu te la prenda con lei.

    I don't want you to be angry at her.

  7. Imperative

    Non prendertela, era solo uno scherzo.

    Don't take it badly, it was just a joke.

Good to know

  • Prendersela con qualcuno is to be angry at someone; non te la prendere, don't take it badly.

Verbs like this one

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