Meaning
become attached
- to make someone become fond of someone or something
- to become emotionally attached, usually as affezionarsi
In a sentence
Mi sono affezionato molto a questo gatto.
I have grown very attached to this cat.
Ti affezioni facilmente alle persone?
Do you get attached to people easily?
Non voglio affezionarmi troppo subito.
I don't want to get too attached right away.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| affezionare | infinitive |
| affeziono | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| affezioni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affeziona | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affezioniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| affezionate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affezionano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affezionavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affezionavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affezionava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affezionavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affezionavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affezionavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affezionai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| affezionasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| affezionò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| affezionammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| affezionaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| affezionarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| affezionerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| affezionerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| affezionerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| affezioneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| affezionerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| affezioneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| affezioni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| affezioni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affezioni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affezioniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| affezioniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affezionino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affezionassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affezionassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affezionasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affezionassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affezionaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affezionassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affezionerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| affezioneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affezionerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affezioneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| affezionereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affezionerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affeziona | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| affezioniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| affezionate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| affezionando | gerund |
| affezionato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Very common as affezionarsi a qualcuno/qualcosa.
- Transitive affezionare is less common than the pronominal form.
- Use a before the person or thing: mi sono affezionato al cane.