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ITALIAN VERB

vergognarsi

to be ashamed

  • #396 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: vergognato
  • Gerund: vergognandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use vergognarsi

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

  1. Present

    Mi vergogno un po' a parlare in pubblico.

    I'm a bit embarrassed to speak in public.

  2. Past

    Mi sono vergognata del suo comportamento a cena.

    I was ashamed of his behaviour at dinner.

  3. Imperfect

    Da ragazzo mi vergognavo del mio accento.

    As a boy I was ashamed of my accent.

  4. Future

    Un giorno si vergognerà di quello che ha detto.

    One day he'll be ashamed of what he said.

  5. Conditional

    Io mi vergognerei a chiedere ancora soldi.

    I'd be ashamed to ask for money again.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che ti vergogni di tua madre.

    I don't want you to be ashamed of your mother.

  7. Imperative

    Vergognati, hai fatto piangere tua sorella!

    Shame on you, you made your sister cry!

Good to know

  • Vergognarsi di qualcosa or di qualcuno; vergognati! is a scolding, shame on you.

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