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ITALIAN VERB

scusare

to excuse, to forgive

  • #88 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: scusato
  • Gerund: scusando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use scusare

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

  1. Present

    Ti scuso, ma non farlo più.

    I forgive you, but don't do it again.

  2. Past

    L'ho scusato, era solo un ragazzo.

    I forgave him, he was just a boy.

  3. Imperfect

    Lo scusavo sempre, anche quando sbagliava.

    I always excused him, even when he was wrong.

  4. Future

    Mi scuserà, ma devo proprio andare.

    You'll excuse me, but I really have to go.

  5. Conditional

    Scuserei tutto, tranne una bugia.

    I'd forgive anything except a lie.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che mi scusiate per il ritardo.

    I hope you'll forgive me for being late.

  7. Imperative

    Scusa, è libero questo posto?

    Excuse me, is this seat free?

Good to know

  • Scusa (tu) and scusi (Lei) are how you say excuse me or sorry; mi scusi is a little more polite.

Where you hear scusare

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Ti scuso, ma solo oggi. I'll forgive you, but only today.
  • La nonna ha scusato Kevin. Grandma forgave Kevin.
  • La nonna ti scuserà, vedrai. Grandma will forgive you, you'll see.

Italian · Fluency Level 1

  • Ti scuso, ma solo oggi. I'll forgive you, but only today.
  • La nonna ha scusato Kevin. Grandma forgave Kevin.
  • La nonna ti scuserà, vedrai. Grandma will forgive you, you'll see.
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I Don't Understand

Beginner Level 1 · Scusi.

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Lost in Venice

Fluency Level 1 · Scusi, per piazza San Marco?

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