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ITALIAN VERB

profumare

to smell good, to give off a scent

  • #469 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: profumato
  • Gerund: profumando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use profumare

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

  1. Present

    Questa torta profuma di limone e vaniglia.

    This cake smells of lemon and vanilla.

  2. Past

    Il giardino ha profumato di gelsomino tutta la sera.

    The garden smelled of jasmine all evening.

  3. Imperfect

    La cucina della nonna profumava sempre di ragù.

    Grandma's kitchen always smelled of ragù.

  4. Future

    Con queste rose la stanza profumerà per giorni.

    With these roses the room will smell lovely for days.

  5. Conditional

    Il sugo profumerebbe di più con il basilico fresco.

    The sauce would smell better with fresh basil.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio un sapone che profumi di lavanda.

    I want a soap that smells of lavender.

  7. Imperative

    Profuma la biancheria con un po' di lavanda.

    Scent the laundry with a bit of lavender.

Good to know

  • Profumare di: la casa profuma di pane fresco, the house smells of fresh bread.

Where you hear profumare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Il pane profuma come quello di Teresa. The bread smells like Teresa's.
  • Stamattina la piazza profumava di pane. This morning the square smelled of bread.
  • Domani la casa profumerà di pane. Tomorrow the house will smell of bread.
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Opening Day

Advanced Level 3 · Il pane profuma come quello di Teresa.

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