Meaning
to admire
- to look at with admiration
In a sentence
Ammiro molto tua sorella per il suo coraggio.
I really admire your sister for her courage.
Hai ammirato il panorama dalla terrazza ieri?
Did you admire the view from the terrace yesterday?
Tutti ammirano la sua determinazione nel lavoro.
Everyone admires his determination at work.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ammirare | infinitive |
| ammiriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammiro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammirate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammiri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammirano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammira | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammiravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ammiravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ammiravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ammiravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ammiravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ammirava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ammirammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ammirai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ammiraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ammirasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ammirarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ammirò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ammireremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ammirerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ammirerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ammirerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ammireranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ammirerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ammiriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammiri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammiriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammiri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammirino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammiri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammirassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ammirassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ammiraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ammirassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ammirassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ammirasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ammireremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ammirerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ammirereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ammireresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ammirerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ammirerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ammiriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ammirate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ammira | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ammirando | gerund |
| ammirato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use ammirare for respect or aesthetic appreciation; piacere is for personal liking, and apprezzare often stresses valuing someone's qualities or effort.
- For 'be amazed,' Italian often prefers meravigliarsi or restare stupito. Ammirare in this sense is rarer and more literary.
- It's a regular transitive verb: ammirare qualcosa/qualcuno. Don't use a before the object.