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ITALIAN VERB

scusarsi

to apologize

  • #371 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: scusato
  • Gerund: scusandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use scusarsi

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

  1. Present

    Mi scuso per il ritardo, c'era molto traffico.

    I apologise for being late, there was a lot of traffic.

  2. Past

    Si è scusato con tutti per quello che ha detto.

    He apologised to everyone for what he said.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio padre non si scusava mai, nemmeno quando sbagliava.

    My father never apologised, not even when he was wrong.

  4. Future

    Domani mi scuserò con la vicina per il rumore.

    Tomorrow I'll apologise to the neighbour for the noise.

  5. Conditional

    Al posto tuo mi scuserei subito con lei.

    In your place, I'd apologise to her right away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che tu ti scusi con tua sorella.

    I want you to apologise to your sister.

  7. Imperative

    Scusati con il signore, gli hai pestato il piede.

    Apologise to the gentleman, you stepped on his foot.

Good to know

  • Scusarsi con qualcuno per qualcosa: mi sono scusato con lei per il ritardo.
  • Scusa and scusi (tu and Lei) are also how you say sorry or excuse me on the spot.

Verbs like this one

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