Meaning
to burn
- to parch, to scorch
- to cause to wither
- to inflame
In a sentence
Il legno arde bene anche se è umido.
Wood burns well even if it’s damp.
Ti arde ancora la pelle dopo il sole?
Does your skin still burn after the sun?
Le foglie sono arse nel caldo di agosto.
The leaves got scorched in August’s heat.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ardere | infinitive |
| ardiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ardo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ardete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ardi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ardono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arde | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ardevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ardevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ardevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ardevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ardevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ardeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ardemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| arsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ardeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ardesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| arsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| arse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| arderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| arderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| arderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| arderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| arderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| arderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ardiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| arda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ardiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ardano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ardessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ardessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ardeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ardessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ardessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ardesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| arderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ardereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ardiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ardete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ardi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ardendo | gerund |
| arso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More literary and elevated than bruciare. In everyday speech, Italians usually say bruciare for literal burning.
- Often used figuratively with di: ardere di passione, d'ira, di desiderio. Don't overuse it in casual conversation; it sounds poetic.
- Intransitive uses take essere in compound tenses: il fuoco è arso. Transitive uses take avere: il sole ha arso la terra.
- past participle arso