Meaning
to love, to like
- to love
- to like very much
In a sentence
Amo il caffè, ma oggi preferisco il tè.
I love coffee, but today I prefer tea.
Amo questa città.
I love this city.
Amo i film italiani.
I love Italian films.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| amare | infinitive |
| amiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| amo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| amate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ami | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| amano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ama | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| amavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| amavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| amavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| amavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| amavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| amava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| amammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| amai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| amaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| amasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| amarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| amò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ameremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| amerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| amerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| amerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ameranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| amerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| amiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ami | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| amiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ami | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| amino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ami | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| amassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| amassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| amaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| amassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| amassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| amasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ameremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| amerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| amereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ameresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| amerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| amerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| amiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| amate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ama | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| amando | gerund |
| amato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'amare' for deep affection (people, pets, hobbies). For casual liking, prefer 'piacere' (e.g., 'Mi piace il gelato').
- Avoid literal translation of 'I love pizza' as 'Amo la pizza'—sounds unnatural. Use 'Mi piace molto la pizza.'
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'Ho amato'). No agreement with direct object.