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ITALIAN VERB

soffrire

to suffer

  • #214 most used
  • Irregular -ire verb
  • Past participle: sofferto
  • Gerund: soffrendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use soffrire

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

  1. Present

    Soffro molto il caldo d'estate.

    I really suffer in the summer heat.

  2. Past

    Ha sofferto tanto quando è morto il cane.

    He suffered a lot when the dog died.

  3. Imperfect

    Da giovane soffrivo di mal di testa.

    When I was young I suffered from headaches.

  4. Future

    Non soffrirai, è un'operazione semplice.

    You won't suffer, it's a simple operation.

  5. Conditional

    Senza aria condizionata soffriremmo troppo.

    Without air conditioning we'd suffer too much.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che tu soffra per colpa mia.

    I don't want you to suffer because of me.

  7. Imperative

    Non soffrire in silenzio, parlane con qualcuno.

    Don't suffer in silence, talk to someone about it.

Good to know

  • Soffrire di is to suffer from: soffro di mal di testa; soffrire il caldo is to suffer in the heat.

Verbs like this one

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